A 12-year-old vacationer from Ukraine lost an arm and his guide a leg in an uncommon shark assault in Egypt, authorities said.
The kid and his mom were swimming with their local area expert Sunday when they experienced a 6-foot Oceanic Whitetip Shark in a marine save close to the Red Sea Resort of Sharm El-Sheik, the Environment Ministry said in an announcement.
As the visit bunch endeavored to get away, the shark assaulted two additional individuals, Egypt’s state-run Al-Ahram news office detailed.
The kid and his mom were taken to Sharm International Hospital, where his arm was cut off underneath the elbow and she was treated for profound nibble wounds, media detailed.
An Egyptian wellbeing official said that the family’s guide had lost a leg in the experience.
In the wake of the assault, exercises have been suspended in the region of the mainstream plunging spot, Al-Ahram revealed.
“The priest has chosen to suspend all human exercises in the region of the assault in agreement to introduce worldwide practice in shark assaults on people,” the announcement said.
Shark assaults are uncommon in the Red Sea locale, particularly in the previous scarcely any years, the outlet revealed. In 2018, be that as it may, a shark executed a Czech traveler off the shore of Marsa Alam.