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A shark attack off of Egypt’s Red Sea coastline has left one tourist dead and another injured, officials have said.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
It added that the attack occurred in “deep waters outside of the designated swimming area”. <\/p>\n
While the ministry only said that the two victims were foreign, the AFP news agency reported they were Italian nationals, citing an unnamed source at the Italian foreign ministry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The 48-year-old man who died was a resident of Rome, while the injured man was 69, according to AFP.<\/p>\n
Egyptian officials said the two tourists were transported to a hospital in Port Ghalib, around 30 miles north of Marsa Alam.<\/p>\n
The swimming area in Marsa Alam will be closed and the incident is being investigated, authorities said.<\/p>\n
In the past 10 years, there have been four confirmed fatalities due to shark attacks in the Red Sea, according to data compiled by the independent Shark Research Institute.<\/p>\n
The last to occur happened in June 2023 near Hurguda and involved a 24-year-old Russian man.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n