Tourist killed in shark attack

A GERMAN woman tourist was killed in a shark attack while snorkelling off Sharm el-Sheikh yesterday, in the third shark attack in the Egyptian Red Sea resort in a week, according to one local official.

Mohammed Salem, director of South Sinai Conservation, said she died after a shark mauled her off Naama Bay, a day after Sharm el-Sheikh reopened beaches following two other attacks in which Russians and a Ukrainian were mauled.

“There has been a death unfortunately. She was a German lady. We have taken everyone out of the water,” he said.