German tourist dies in fifth Sharm el-Sheikh shark attack in a week after officials pick off wrong predator
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 6:49 PM on 5th December 2010
An elderly German tourist has been killed by a shark at an Egyptian Red Sea resort, a few days after three Russians and a Ukrainian tourist were badly mauled in shark attacks.
Security officials say the tourist died immediately after her arm was bitten off by the shark while she was swimming off Sharm el-Sheikh, a renowned diving and vacation resort.
The news comes as conservation workers caught and killed the wrong sharks after the attacks earlier this week, and the shark responsible for the attacks is still at large, according to a marine organisation.
The German tourist died immediately in the shark attack, but the wrong sharks were killed after an attack earlier in the week, an NGO believes
After last week's attacks by oceanic white-tip sharks, authorities ordered people to stay out of the water around Sharm el-Sheikh.
The shark, or sharks, bit off one diver's hand and caused severe leg and back injuries to the others, officials said.
The victims were transferred to the Nasser Institute Hospital in Cairo and a swimming ban is in force on part of the coast.
On Thursday, the Environment Ministry said two sharks suspected of mauling the four tourists were caught.
But on Friday the Hurghada Environmental Protection and Conservation Association (HEPCA) said in a statement that photographs of the dead sharks and pictures of the attack shark taken shortly before one of the attacks showed they were not the same fish.
These two oceanic whitetip sharks were caught by conservationists after the attacks in the week which left four tourists injured
The attacks took place in the Red Sea, just off popular diving resort Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt
'Comparing the photographs of the oceanic white-tip shark responsible for the second attack with the images of the captured oceanic white-tip shark, it is clear that they don't show the same individual,' HEPCA said in a statement.
The organisation said shark attacks were 'extremely rare' and warned against 'randomly catching and killing' large oceanic sharks in the area.
The recent attacks were probably carried out by a single shark behaving abnormally, it said.
The attacks took place at Sharm el Sheikh, a popular destination for British tourists
A 12-member conservation crew caught the first shark near Sharm El Sheikh, the ministry said, and the second was hunted later by local state environmental officers.
Only 11 white-tip sharks the size of the shark responsible for the second attack have been identified in the Egyptian Red Sea over the past six years, HEPCA said.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1335854/Sharm-el-Sheikh-shark-attack-German-tourist-killed-officials-pick-wrong-one.html#ixzz17GxRMea1
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 6:49 PM on 5th December 2010
An elderly German tourist has been killed by a shark at an Egyptian Red Sea resort, a few days after three Russians and a Ukrainian tourist were badly mauled in shark attacks.
Security officials say the tourist died immediately after her arm was bitten off by the shark while she was swimming off Sharm el-Sheikh, a renowned diving and vacation resort.
The news comes as conservation workers caught and killed the wrong sharks after the attacks earlier this week, and the shark responsible for the attacks is still at large, according to a marine organisation.
![Turista tedesco deceduto dopo l'ennesimo attacco di squali in Egitto Article-1335854-0C5B7074000005DC-551_468x517](https://2img.net/h/i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/05/article-1335854-0C5B7074000005DC-551_468x517.jpg)
The German tourist died immediately in the shark attack, but the wrong sharks were killed after an attack earlier in the week, an NGO believes
After last week's attacks by oceanic white-tip sharks, authorities ordered people to stay out of the water around Sharm el-Sheikh.
The shark, or sharks, bit off one diver's hand and caused severe leg and back injuries to the others, officials said.
The victims were transferred to the Nasser Institute Hospital in Cairo and a swimming ban is in force on part of the coast.
On Thursday, the Environment Ministry said two sharks suspected of mauling the four tourists were caught.
But on Friday the Hurghada Environmental Protection and Conservation Association (HEPCA) said in a statement that photographs of the dead sharks and pictures of the attack shark taken shortly before one of the attacks showed they were not the same fish.
![Turista tedesco deceduto dopo l'ennesimo attacco di squali in Egitto Article-1335854-0C5B7078000005DC-111_468x286](https://2img.net/h/i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/05/article-1335854-0C5B7078000005DC-111_468x286.jpg)
These two oceanic whitetip sharks were caught by conservationists after the attacks in the week which left four tourists injured
![Turista tedesco deceduto dopo l'ennesimo attacco di squali in Egitto Article-1335854-0C5BAE0B000005DC-328_468x286](https://2img.net/h/i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/05/article-1335854-0C5BAE0B000005DC-328_468x286.jpg)
The attacks took place in the Red Sea, just off popular diving resort Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt
'Comparing the photographs of the oceanic white-tip shark responsible for the second attack with the images of the captured oceanic white-tip shark, it is clear that they don't show the same individual,' HEPCA said in a statement.
The organisation said shark attacks were 'extremely rare' and warned against 'randomly catching and killing' large oceanic sharks in the area.
The recent attacks were probably carried out by a single shark behaving abnormally, it said.
![Turista tedesco deceduto dopo l'ennesimo attacco di squali in Egitto Article-1335854-0C4EED1B000005DC-873_468x352](https://2img.net/h/i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/12/05/article-1335854-0C4EED1B000005DC-873_468x352.jpg)
The attacks took place at Sharm el Sheikh, a popular destination for British tourists
A 12-member conservation crew caught the first shark near Sharm El Sheikh, the ministry said, and the second was hunted later by local state environmental officers.
Only 11 white-tip sharks the size of the shark responsible for the second attack have been identified in the Egyptian Red Sea over the past six years, HEPCA said.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1335854/Sharm-el-Sheikh-shark-attack-German-tourist-killed-officials-pick-wrong-one.html#ixzz17GxRMea1
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