A tourist, vacationing in Egyptian Hurghada, said that the resort began to close the beaches after shark attacks.
According to her, on the day of the first attack, July 1, she saw two sharks when she dived into the sea. The girl also posted a video with the beach blocked for tourists. It shows protective tapes stretched along the edge of the coast.
“It’s probably still five meters to the water, and in general you can’t even rinse your legs. Because we were told yesterday that sharks, not only at depth, will also grab the ankle, too” – the tourist described the situation.
On July 1, it became known that an Austrian citizen died in Hurghada, who was attacked by a shark – she bit off a woman’s arm and leg; The victim was taken to hospital but died in the hospital. In this regard, swimming, diving, snorkeling, and fishing from the Sahl Hasheesh area to Makadi Bay were banned for three days.
On July 3, the Egyptian Ministry of the Environment reported that another woman had been attacked by a shark. Experts establish the reason for this behavior of predators.