The 30-year-old, who was traveling on a catamaran, was attacked by a shark while swimming on Monday afternoon, 278 miles southwest of the island of Gran Canaria
A German tourist died after being attacked by a shark on Monday about 500 kilometers off the Canary Islands archipelago, Spain’s maritime search and rescue services (SASEMAR) told AFP.
The 30-year-old, who was traveling on a catamaran, was attacked by a shark while swimming on Monday afternoon, 278 miles southwest of the island of Gran Canaria.
The Spanish emergency services were alerted to the need for a “medical evacuation” and after consultation with the Moroccan authorities, dispatched a helicopter to the sea area where the British pleasure boat “Dalliance Chichester” was located.
A few hours later, the 30-year-old tourist boarded the helicopter amputated (she lost her leg in the shark attack) and died of cardiac arrest while being transported to a Las Palmas hospital.
According to specialist website vesselfinder.com, the Dalliance Chichester – a 17m yacht – had set sail from Las Palmas on Saturday, September 14.
Shark attacks are very rare in this area. Last year there were 69 shark attacks worldwide that killed ten people: four deaths were recorded in Australia, two in the USA and one each in the Bahamas, Egypt, Mexico and France (in New Caledonia).
Source :Skai
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