CNN —Egyptian authorities have banned swimming near a beach at an Egyptian Red Sea resort following a deadly shark attack that killed a Russian citizen on Thursday, according to Egyptian and Russian officials.
Minister of Environment, Yasmine Fouad, ordered a committee to investigate the incident, according to a statement released by Egypt’s Environment Ministry.
Over the past years, several similar incidents have happened in the Egyptian Red Sea.
In 2020, a Ukrainian boy lost an arm, and an Egyptian tour guide lost a leg in a shark attack.
In 2018, a shark killed a Czech tourist off a Red Sea beach,” according to the state-run Al-Ahram Online newspaper.
Persons:
Viktor Voropayev, “, ” Voropayev, Yasmine Fouad
Organizations:
CNN, TASS, Russian, Environment, Egypt’s Environment Ministry, Environment Ministry, Egyptian Ministry of Environment, Ahram Online
Locations:
Egyptian, Russian, Hurghada, Russia, Gouna, Soma, Red, Ukrainian, Czech