Terrifying Shark Attack Near Crowded Beach – Man Grabbed and Pulled Under
A Russian man is dead after being mauled by a tiger shark off a crowded beach in the Egyptian resort city of Hurghada. Russia’s Consulate General in the city confirmed the man died in the attack in a Thursday statement…
Russian state media agency TASS identified the deceased as 23-year-old Vladimir Popov, according to multiple news reports.
Popov had been a full-time resident of 🇪🇬Egypt for several months before the incident, the New York Post reported.
Popov’s body was recovered after the attack, and his father plans to have his remains cremated and returned to 🇷🇺Russia for burial, according to the Daily Mail.
The outlet said Yury Popov was forced to watch helplessly from the shore as the shark circled his son before pulling him under water. Yury described Vladimir’s death as a tragic twist of fate.
“This is an absolutely ridiculous coincidence, because it is a safe beach. There are ships and yachts around. It’s never happened there. They usually attack on wild beaches. It’s just some kind of evil fate.”
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🇪🇬Egypt Minister of the Environment Yasmine Fouad later said authorities had captured the tiger shark in question, with plans to examine it for potential involvement in earlier attacks, according to CNN.
Tiger sharks are one of the species known for attacking humans, according to the Florida Museum. Those sharks are responsible for the second-most attacks on humans — just behind the great white.
