A Russian beachgoer was killed in a shark assault in Egypt whereas hanging out close to a Purple Sea resort city

• A shark assault in Egypt claimed the lifetime of a younger Russian man at a Purple Sea resort.
• The person, born in 1999, had simply moved to the area along with his father, per unbiased Russian media.
• A video showing to point out the horrific assault has been circulating on Russian social media.

A Russian man was killed by a shark at a resort city in Egypt on Thursday.

The person, recognized as Popov V., died throughout a keep on the seashore resort city of Hurghada, which lies on the coast of the Purple Sea, the native Russian consulate mentioned, per state media company TASS. He was born in 1999, per the consulate.

Popov was attacked by the shark whereas at Dream Seaside, in response to Consul Normal Viktor Vorpaev.

The seashore is widespread with vacationers, however Vorpaev mentioned Popov was not a vacationer and was residing in Egypt completely, TASS reported.

The shark in query was a tiger shark, the Egyptian surroundings ministry mentioned on Thursday. The ministry banned water actions within the space for the following two days and mentioned the identical shark had attacked individuals earlier than.

Following the assault, the consulate warned Russians within the space to “stay vigilant when within the water” and to observe swimming restrictions and directions from Egyptian authorities.

The unbiased Russian outlet Baza reported that Popov had moved along with his father to Hurghada and acquired an condo within the city a number of months in the past.

A neighbor of Popov’s advised the outlet that the sufferer was along with his father on the shore, and that he was heard calling for his “dad” because the assault unfolded.

A video, which was circulated this week on Russian Telegram channels, seems to point out a number of moments of the assault. Within the chilling footage, a person within the water may be heard screaming as a shark circles round him earlier than pulling him beneath and thrashing close to the floor.

“Oh my god,” an onlooker shouts repeatedly off-camera.

A witness advised Russian tv community Ren.TV that rescuers tried to swim to Popov, however that he disappeared earlier than they reached him.

Popov’s dying obtained widespread Russian media protection this week, in mild of two different lethal shark assaults in Hurghada final yr. In July 2022, a Romanian lady and an Austrian lady have been killed inside days of one another close to the resort city.

Shark are generally discovered within the Purple Sea, however hardly ever assault individuals who swim inside permitted areas. Two different lethal shark assaults at Purple Sea seashores have occurred in 2015 and 2018, per Agence France-Presse.