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Tourist killed in shark attack in Egypt’s Marsa Alam resort

By Reuters   December 29, 2024 | 06:55 pm PT
Tourist killed in shark attack in Egypt’s Marsa Alam resort
Tourists visit the Karnak Temple Complex in Egypt's southern city of Luxor. Photo by AFP
One tourist was killed and another was injured in a shark attack in Egypt’s Marsa Alam resort, the Environment Ministry said in a statement on Dec 29 without giving the nationalities of those involved.

There are sharks in the Red Sea, but encounters with them are relatively rare.

The ministry said the attack occurred in deep water outside the designated swimming zone near the jetties in northern Marsa Alam, adding that swimming out from the jetties was prohibited and the jetties would be closed for two days from Dec 30.

Marsa Alam is an Egyptian coastal town known for its coral reefs, marine life and beaches.

The last similar incident was in June 2023 when a tiger shark killed a Russian in Hurghada, another coastal city on the Red Sea north of Marsa Alam.

In November, a tourist boat capsized in the same area, leaving four dead and seven missing.

 
 
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