Shutterstock Image While shark attacks are not as common as people think, when they happen they can be deadly. Unfortunately, on December 29 another attack occurred. This shark attack was so horrific that it killed the tourist involved.

A shark attack in Egypt’s Red Sea resort town of Marsa Alam has claimed the life of one foreigner and injured another, according to a statement released by Egypt’s Ministry of Environment on Sunda

One tourist was killed and another was injured in a shark attack in Egypt's Marsa Alam resort, the environment ministry said in a statement on Sunday without giving the nationalities of those involved.

"Two foreigners were attacked by a shark in the northern Marsa Alam area, which led to the injury of one and the death of the other," Egypt's environment ministry said in a statement. A source at the Italian foreign ministry told AFP the man killed was a ...

Egypt's environment ministry says the attack occurred in "deep waters outside of the designated swimming area".

An Italian tourist has been killed and another injured after they were attacked by a shark while diving in the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt.

An EU diplomat has been killed in a shark attack at a luxury Egyptian resort, with his friend sustaining serious injuries whilst attempting to save him. Gianluca Di Gioia, 48, from Rome, was snorkelling at the Sataya Resort on the Red Sea coast of Marsa Alam when he was attacked by a tiger shark.

The government's order to close the beach and ban swimming at Marsa Alam after a deadly shark attack on Sunday has dampened the mood among visitors to the Egyptian Red Sea resort ahead of the New Year celebrations.

A tiger shark killed a 48-year-old Roman tourist in the Red Sea on Sunday, Egyptian authorities said Monday. Gianluca Di Gioia, born in the Italian capital but resident in France where his wife was born,