Victims of theshark attackkilled during snorkeling in Egyptsaid her husband "will be back for a while." She was beaten. An Austrian woman who died after her arms and legs were torn near a popular resort in Hurghadawas named 68-year-old former councilor Elizabeth Sauer.
After telling her partner, an Egyptian Austrian, "I'll be back for a while," she's reportedly walking in a shallow water not far from the beach. Was done.
A widely shared video online (reported attacks, butIndependentcould not be confirmed), a bystander threw a buoyancy device at her. At times, it seems to indicate that Ms. Sauer is about to land. Pier.
She is believed to have been attacked by Mako or Oceanic Whitetip Shark on Friday in the popular Saar Hashish Bay on theRed Seacoast.
Kramsach's local Greens wrote on Facebook: "We mourn the death of Elizabeth Sauer (68), who died in a tragic accident. We would like to extend our deepest sympathies to our families.
" Elizabeth has been in Kramsach since the first hour. , 1998-2004 councilor, loyal deputy councilor for many years, GR candidate. Sleep peacefully!
"Take this opportunity to sincerely I would like to express my sympathy. She will be forever memorable in a warm and humane way. "
The victim was taken to a private hospital shortly after the attack, but had circulatory insufficiency (injury and blood loss). Sudden drop in blood pressure due to) died. According to sources from the Red Sea Health Bureau.
At low tide, you can see an empty sunbed on the beach of the Red Sea Resort in Saar Hashish, Egypt
(Amr Abdallah Dalsh / Reuters / File image)
Some reports indicate that an Austrian woman was a tourist who was planning to visit Egypt with her partner and return on Sunday, but others. Man claims she lived in Egypt with her Egyptian husband for the past five years.
On Sunday, it was revealed that a second woman was killed in another shark attack just 650 feet away from Ms. Sauer.
The victim of the second attack has not been identified, but she is believed to have been a Romanian tourist.
The Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it was working to identify the victims, notify their families and confirm that the bodies were repatriated.
The Red Sea Province of Egypt issued an order to close some Red Sea beaches on Saturday, banning water activities such as diving, snorkeling, windsurfing and kite sailing. Fishing vessels were also banned off the coast of Hurghada.
In recent years, shark attacks are relatively rare in Egypt's Red Sea coastal areas.
Tourists snorkeling near the beach of Sahl Hasheesh at the Red Sea Resort in Hurghada in January 2020
(Amr Abdallah Dalsh / Reuters / File image)
In 2020, a Ukrainian boy lost his arm and an Egyptian tour guide lost his leg in a shark attack.
In 2010, a series of shark attacks killed one European tourist and crippled several others off Sharm El Sheikh on the Sinai Peninsula across the Red Sea from Hurghada.
Egypt's Red Sea resorts, including Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh, are part of the country's main beach destinations and are popular with European tourists.
Divers are attracted by the steep drop-offs of offshore coral reefs that provide rich and colorful marine life.
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