The video circulating on Twitter shows the final moments of a Russian man swimming for his life trying to escape from the jaws of a Tiger shark and then being ravaged and dragged under the water by the fish.
A diver who arrived on the scene just after the attack said people had rushed to help the victim after a lifeguard from a nearby hotel raised the alarm, but were not able to reach him in time.
The man has been identified as a Russian whilst on holiday in Egypt’s Red Sea resorts, Egyptian and Russian authorities have confirmed this in a statement.
Video – Russian Man Attacked by a Shark
Warning: The video shows graphic content.
Egypt’s environment ministry said the man was killed on Thursday after being attacked by a tiger shark in the waters near the city of Hurghada. Authorities closed off a 46-mile (74km) stretch of the coastline, announcing it would remain off-limits until Sunday.
The ministry later said it had caught the shark and was examining it in a laboratory to try and determine the reasons for the rare attack.
Tiger sharks are species that reside in tropical and warm sea waters. They are among the sharks most cited by the International Shark Attack File for unprovoked attacks on humans.
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