A Russian man died, Thursday, after he was attacked by a shark in the city of Hurghada, located on the Red Sea, in eastern Egypt.
The official page of the Russian Consulate General in Hurghada on Facebook warned Russians against going into the water, and asked them to be careful and strictly abide by the swimming and diving rules imposed by the Egyptian authorities.
“The incident is very difficult,” says the Russian consul in Hurghada, Victor Vorobiev, and that the Russian who was attacked by the shark “came to Egypt at the beginning of this June, and he is 24 years old.”
“The shark attack happened to the Russian citizen on a beach in the center of Hurghada, and he was swimming, about 35 meters away from land,” Vorobiev told Sky News Arabia.
The Russian diplomat explained: “We adhere to all the recommendations issued by the Red Sea Governorate and the bodies concerned with beach management, and we have informed all Russian citizens present of the need to take their precautions.”
And the Russian news agency “Tass” said that the dead man was born in 1999, and he was residing in Egypt and not a tourist.
The competent authorities prevented tourists from entering the water until the area was fully secured.
Sources revealed that the competent marine authorities in Egypt caught the shark, which killed the victim after the incident.
Almost a year ago, Egypt closed a number of beaches overlooking the Red Sea, after the death of a 68-year-old Austrian tourist from a shark attack.
2023-06-08 16:37:12
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