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A shark attack off Egypt’s Red Sea coast left one tourist dead and another injured, authorities said.
In a statement, the North African nation’s Environment Ministry said Sunday’s incident occurred north of Marsa Alam, a resort town in eastern Egypt popular with divers.
He added that the attack occurred in “deep water outside the designated swimming area.”
Although the ministry only said that the two victims were foreigners, the AFP news agency reported that they were Italian citizens, citing an anonymous source in the Italian Foreign Ministry.
The deceased 48-year-old man was a resident of Rome, while the injured man was 69 years old, according to AFP.
Egyptian authorities said the two tourists were transported to a hospital in Port Ghalib, about 30 miles north of Marsa Alam.
The bathing area in Marsa Alam will be closed and the incident is being investigated, officials said.
In the past 10 years, there have been four confirmed deaths due to shark attacks, according to data compiled by the independent Shark Research Institute.
The last one to occur occurred in June 2023 near Hurguda and involved a 24-year-old Russian.
