tourist mauled to death by tigers

Tourist mauled to death by tigers in front of wife and child 'had jumped fence to avoid £15 entrance fee'

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT: It has also emerged that four tourists were almost killed by lions after sneaking into the same zoo in 2006

• 11:10, 30 Jan 2017
• Updated 12:22, 30 Jan 2017

A tourist killed by three tigers in front of his horrified wife and child jumped into the enclosure to avoid paying the zoo's £15 entrance fee, it has been reported.

Named locally as Mr Zhang, the man is said to have scaled three fences after his wife and child went in because he could not afford another entrance fee of 130 yuan (£15).

A pal of the doomed man joined him for part of his fence-scaling, but gave up half way through and turned back, leaving Zhang to clamber over the two three metre-high walls and a barbed wire fence himself

He then landed in the tiger enclosure yesterday afternoon where a trio of roaring beasts jumped on him and began ripping him apart - as his horrified family watched on.

A relative of Zhang, who was mauled to death, has blamed the zoo for not implementing "effective measures" to avoid the tragedy.

One of the three tigers that attacked the man was shot dead - causing further outrage among animal lovers in China who have blamed the man and the zoo for the tragedy.

Horror footage shows the tigers leap on Zhang at Ningbo Younger Zoo, on China's east coast, leaving him writhing around on the ground in agony as they passed him between their massive paws.

He died from his injuries.

Zookeepers tried to frighten the animals away with firecrackers and water cannons, but they were undeterred.

The animals bit into his head and neck and ripped off his clothes, leaving him face down on the ground in just his pants, according to ntdtv.com

One tiger was then seen dragging the man's blood-soaked body into the woods by his foot.

The man was rushed to hospital from the zoo in East China's Zhejiang Province but pronounced dead.

Staff were said to have been feeding the animals when Zhang entered the enclosure.

One witness told the South China Morning Post : “I saw the tiger mauling the person, whose face was covered with blood. Every time he sat up, the tiger pushed him down again.”

Shocked bystanders told The Beijing News that the man was with his wife and child.

A relative of Mr Zhang's said: "It's the zoo's fault. The zoo offers the chance [to climb the wall].

"If the wall was high enough, or if the zoo had adopted effective measures, he wouldn't have been able to climb it."

The zoo was closed at 3pm while police and local forestry bureau staff arrived at the zoo at about 3:15pm.

Further news reports from China claim that four tourists narrowly avoided attack by lions after trying to sneak through an enclosure at the same zoo in 2006.

In July last year, a 57-year-old woman was mauled to death after trying to save her daughter from a tiger attack at a drive-through wildlife park in Beijing.

The woman’s daughter, in her 30s, was attacked after she out the car and walked among the animals.

While she survived with multiple serious injuries to her arms and face, her mum died.

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VIDEO: Tigers maul tourist to death after he jumped into their enclosure

A tourist was killed by three tigers in front of his horrified wife and child after jumping into the enclosure.

It is reported that the man, named locally as Mr Zhang, accessed the area to avoid paying the zoo’s £15 entrance fee.

He is said to have scaled three fences after his wife and child went in because he could not afford another entrance fee of 130 yuan (£15).

A pal of the man joined him for part of his fence-scaling, but gave up half way through and turned back, leaving Zhang to clamber over the two three metre-high walls and a barbed wire fence himself.

He then landed in the tiger enclosure yesterday afternoon where a trio of roaring beasts jumped on him and began ripping him apart – as his horrified family watched on.

A relative of Zhang, who was mauled to death, has blamed the zoo for not implementing “effective measures” to avoid the tragedy.

One of the three tigers that attacked the man was shot dead – causing further outrage among animal lovers in China.

The tigers are seen in footage leaping on Zhang at Ningbo Younger Zoo, on China’s east coast, leaving him writhing around on the ground in agony as they passed him between their massive paws.

He died from his injuries.

Zookeepers tried to frighten the animals away with firecrackers and water cannons, but they were undeterred.

The animals bit into his head and neck and ripped off his clothes, leaving him face down on the ground in just his pants, according to ntdtv.com

One tiger was then seen dragging the man’s blood-soaked body into the woods by his foot.

The man was rushed to hospital from the zoo in East China’s Zhejiang Province but pronounced dead.

Staff were said to have been feeding the animals when Zhang entered the enclosure.

One witness told the South China Morning Post: “I saw the tiger mauling the person, whose face was covered with blood. Every time he sat up, the tiger pushed him down again.”

Shocked bystanders told The Beijing News that the man was with his wife and child.

A relative of Mr Zhang’s said: “It’s the zoo’s fault. The zoo offers the chance [to climb the wall].

“If the wall was high enough, or if the zoo had adopted effective measures, he wouldn’t have been able to climb it.”

Pakistan zoo shut down after man mauled to death by tigers, shoe found in tiger's mouth: Officials

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A man was mauled to death by tigers in a Pakistan zoo prompting authorities to shut down the zoo Thursday as they investigate the incident, local media outlet Geo News reported. The body was reportedly discovered on Wednesday during a routine cleaning of the enclosure when a staff member spotted a shoe in one of the tiger's mouths.

Authorities at Bahawalpur Zoo in the province of Punjab told Dawn News on Friday that the deceased was identified as 28-year-old Muhammad Bilawal from Lahore. The Bahawalpur police told the media outlet that the deceased's father Muhammad Javed had been informed about the incident, and that he is en route to Bahawalpur to collect the body.

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Bilawal's father told Dawn News that his son struggled with addiction and had been in rehabilitation twice. He further said that Bilawal had a history of disappearing from home and returning a few days later. The man was also reportedly involved in three cases, said the media outlet though they did not state the nature of those cases.

Punjab's Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi and Commissioner Bahawalpur have constituted separate committees to investigate if there was a breach in security or negligence by zoo employees, reported Geo News.

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Man mauled to death is presumed to have jumped in tiger enclosure, officials say

Authorities suspect that the attack may have happened late Tuesday night, given the condition of the body, according to AFP .

"The autopsy report has not been released, however evidence gathered from the enclosure points towards him being alive when he was attacked by the tigers," senior officer of the province's wildlife department Ali Usman Bukhari had told AFP on Wednesday. "The tigers did not go out of the den to attack the man, he jumped into their enclosure. "

Senior local government official Zaheer Anwar while speaking to the media outside the zoo said that the victim may have been a "lunatic".

"Our assessment so far is that this appears to be a lunatic, because a sensible person would not jump into the den," Anwar said, according to AFP. "You can see the den is secured. There are stairs behind the den, maybe he jumped from there."

An official of the rescue service 1122 in Bahawalpur told AFP that the victim’s legs had been heavily mauled.

The three tigers present in the den when the body was discovered have been moved to a separate enclosure while evidence is collected.

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History of Bahawalpur Zoo

Established in 1942, the Bahawalpur Zoo is a is the fourth biggest zoo in Pakistan. It was set up by the ruling royal family of the former princely state of Bahawalpur and then named "Sher Bagh," meaning "lion garden," according to the zoo's official website.

The zoo houses a variety of animals, including stuffed ones, in different styled cages and enclosures.

"Lions, tigers, and hyenas are housed in more modern moated enclosures," says the zoo.

Bilawal's death comes just days after a zookeeper was mauled to death by a black bear at India's Indira Gandhi Zoological Park. The incident happened after the staffer accidentally left the night house doors open while cleaning the enclosure, reported Times of India .

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Fatal Tiger Mauling Shows What's Wrong With Animal Parks

A woman's death in China could have been prevented, and it highlights some of the problems with captive animal parks.

Surveillance video at a wildlife park in northern China shows the horrifying moment a woman is attacked by a captive tiger . The woman survived, but her mother was killed after she rushed to defend her daughter.

The woman's husband also came to his wife's rescue and was not hurt.

The deadly encounter took place Saturday at Badaling Wildlife World outside Beijing. Yet the incident could have been prevented and is a reminder of the danger—and questionable track record—of such captive animal experiences, says Luke Dollar, a conservation biologist who directs National Geographic's Big Cats Initiative .

"Lack of awareness and lack of respect for wild animals can sometimes be very expensive, and unfortunately it cost a woman her life," Dollar says.

John Goodrich, the senior program director for tigers for the conservation group Panthera , puts it thus: "If you step out of a car in a cage full of tigers, it's common sense what could happen."

According to local news reports, guests are allowed to drive their own vehicles through a section of Badaling Wildlife World that features captive Siberian tigers. But such attractions are not a good idea, Dollar and Goodrich warn.

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In fact, the park has had several other safety problems in the past. A security guard who stepped out of a vehicle was killed by a tiger there in 2014. In March, another employee was killed by an elephant . In 2009, a man was killed by a tiger after he scaled a fence and entered an enclosure.

"I hope they're not taking any actions against the tiger," Goodrich adds.

Attempts to reach Badaling Wildlife World have so far not been successful. The county government issued a statement saying they are investigating the incident, the park has been temporarily closed, and that "here we remind the tourists, walkers must comply with the relevant regulations, improve safety awareness, to avoid accidents."

Captive Tigers Can Be More Dangerous

Lions and tigers in captive situations "often don't have a healthy fear of people," Dollar says. They often associate humans with food or positive attention, especially if they are hand raised.

Some wildlife attractions even permit people to pet or hand-feed big cats, which can exacerbate unnatural behaviors, he adds.

In contrast, in the wild, big cats tend to avoid people, possibly seeing them as rival predators or even as threats, particularly in areas with a history of hunting. When a person on a safari vehicle exits a vehicle around them—which can still be dangerous—the big cats typically scatter, Dollar says. ( Read about the woman killed by a lion in South Africa .)

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"But captive cats, which may have been around people their entire lives, may be curious when people get out of a vehicle, since that probably doesn't happen on a regular basis," Dollar says.

Local media have reported that the woman who first exited her car at the park Saturday may have been arguing with her husband, although a family friend later disputed that fact. If she was raising her voice, it could have attracted the tiger, Dollar says, since it could have piqued its curiosity, or even sounded like a distress call (predators often hone in on prey in distress).

( Read about the gorilla that attacked a boy in a U.S. zoo .)

Captive Parks Can Be Problematic

As the recent controversy over Thailand's tiger temple suggests , some captive wildlife attractions have been linked to supplying the black market for bones, skins, and other valuable contraband. And some facilities have been criticized for keeping animals in unsanitary, small, and unnatural conditions. Sometimes, lions and tigers are even kept together, causing them significant stress.

What's more, there's little evidence captive breeding on such a large scale is benefitting the species overall or in the wild, Dollar says. There are more than two times more tigers in captivity in the U.S. than there are throughout the entire world in the wild.

Although he's not familiar with Badaling Wildlife World in particular, Dollar says many captive animal attractions around the world are "exploitive and profiteering." The animals often "aren't being bred to restock wild populations," Dollar adds.

As of this writing we are unable to determine whether Badaling has ever released tigers into the wild. Goodrich says he is not aware of any reintroductions of tigers across China.

Still, "cats are amazingly resilient, and they do just fine if we can adequately manage and protect them," says Dollar.

Although the study has since been contested by some biologists , an April report estimated that there about 3,890 tigers left in the wild , up from 3,200 in 2010. Yet the April report estimated only seven wild tigers in China, noting that the country has yet to do a formal count. ( Read about the recent decline of leopards .)

Goodrich adds that China remains the world's biggest market for blackmarket tiger parts, which he calls "the driving force behind the decline of tigers." The country has done some work to protect its remaining wild tigers, but more could be done, he adds.

"I love the fact that people care about big cats, but I wish people could do what they can to help them without this exploitative component [of wildlife attractions]," Dollar says.

Note: This story was updated at 1:30 pm ET with comments from Goodrich of Panthera.

Follow Brian Clark Howard on Twitter and Google+ .

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Tourist Mauled By Tigers After Climbing Into Zoo Enclosure In China

A tourist at the Ningbo Youngor Wildlife Park in China was mauled by a trio of tigers after climbing into their enclosure.

The tourist, who’s origins and name are unknown, entered the enclosure as the three tigers were being fed. As he walked toward the trio of big cats, they immediately took notice and did not hesitate to pounce upon him.

A cell phone video was taken during the attack and posted online showing the tigers’ massive paws swiping at the man as he writhed in agony, according to the Mirror .

The man’s wife and child were watching from outside the enclosure as he was mauled by the massive tigers. During the mauling, the tigers bit into the man’s head and removed his clothing, ignoring the meal that was provided by the zoo keepers prior to the intrusion.

There are conflicting reports stating that the man died from his injuries, while others claim he is still being treated for his injuries.

It is unknown why he chose to enter the tiger enclosure or what he expected to accomplish.

A witness to the mauling reported that the man tried to escape the attack, but the tigers kept pushing him to the ground.

“I saw the tiger mauling the person, whose face was covered with blood. Every time he sat up, the tiger pushed him down again.”

In order to gain entrance to the enclosure, the man had to clime a fence and cross a river that separated the tigers from the public. It was no accident that he found his way inside.

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A video released by the Collier County Sheriff’s office showed the gruesome attack by a Malayan tiger called “Eko” on a maintenance cleaner at Florida zoo as the man cried out for help.

The man, who had put his hand inside the tiger’s enclosure, was seen lying outside the cage in the zoo around 6:30 pm on Wednesday evening as the big cat tried to pull him in by grabbing his arm.

Bodycam footage from the sheriff’s office showed police officials running towards the spot of the incident.

An official answering the call asked the man if he was in the cage.

"No. I’m just outside of it. He’s got my hand," the man, wincing in pain, is heard answering the call.

Officials said that the man had called 911 after he was stuck outside the cage.

"Okay. The tiger has your hand?" the official is heard asking the man.

"Yes, please help me," he replies.

As the officials reach the spot and see the man dangling out of the cage by his bloodied arm as the tiger grips it with his jaw.

“I’m going to die,” the man cries out.

“Do you got a tranquilliser," an official asks as they attempt to free the man from the animal’s mouth.

The 8-year-old tiger, an endangered species, was shot to death shortly after by the officials.

According to reports, the worker breached a barrier to enter the compound which houses the tiger’s cage.

After the rescue, the man, identified as 26-year-old River Rosenquist, was airlifted from the area to a hospital and is reported to be in a recovering condition.

He was recruited by the zoo with help from a third-party cleaning service.

However, it remains unclear why he entered in such close proximity to the tiger as the cleaning company is only required to clean restrooms and the gift shop.

Animal enclosures are not covered under their area of work, the zoo officials said.

Authorities at the Naples Zoo had to shut down the park for the day.

The man is believed to have been either petting or feeding the big cat, both of which are unauthorised and dangerous activities, according to a report by the CBS.

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Video captures woman dragged by tiger after stepping out of car

Updated on: July 24, 2016 / 5:37 PM EDT / CBS/AP

BEIJING - Siberian tigers at a wildlife park in Beijing mauled a woman to death and wounded another when they stepped out of their car in an enclosure, a Chinese state-run newspaper said.

A tiger pounced on one of the women after she got out of a private car in which she was touring the Beijing Badaling Wildlife World on Saturday, the Legal Evening News reported.

The second woman was killed by another tiger that leapt at her after she stepped out of the vehicle to try to help her companion, the report said.

Video footage shows the first woman stepping out of a car, and the tiger pouncing on her. The tiger drags the woman just out of view of the camera, as another woman runs out of the car to help.

The Yanqing district government confirmed in an official microblog post that the tiger attack took place at the park, which lies at the foot of the Great Wall. It offered few details but said the injured person was being treated.

Visitors are allowed to drive their own vehicles around the park, but are forbidden from getting out while in certain enclosures, the report said.

A woman who answered the phone at the park refused to comment on the attack, saying only that the park was closed for two days due to forecasts of heavy rain.

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Tourist mauled to 'death by three tigers in front of horrified wife and child after climbing into zoo enclosure'

A tourist has been mauled by three tigers in front of his wife and child, according to horrified witnesses.

One tiger was shot dead after the visitor reportedly climbed into the enclosure and walked towards the animals as they were being fed.

Horror footage shows the tigers leap on the man at Ningbo Younger Zoo, leaving him writhing around on the ground in agony as they passed him between their massive paws.

Reports in China say the man has died from his injuries.

Zoo keepers tried to frighten the animals away with firecrackers and water cannons, but they were undeterred.

The animals then bit into his head and neck and ripped off his clothes, leaving him face down on the ground in just his pants, according to ntdtv.com

One tiger was then seen dragging the man's blood-soaked body into the woods by his foot.

The man was rushed to hospital from the zoo in East China's Zhejiang Province today.

There are conflicting reports on his condition. Some outlets are reporting he is still being treated, but others claim he has died.

One witness said: "Every time he sat up, the tiger pushed him down again"

One witness told the South China Morning Post : “I saw the tiger mauling the person, whose face was covered with blood. Every time he sat up, the tiger pushed him down again.”

Witnesses said he walked into an isolation zone shortly before 2.30pm local time (6.30am UK time) and crossed a river that separates the enclosure from visitors.

Shocked bystanders told The Beijing News that the man was with his wife and child when he walked into the enclosure.

The zoo was closed at 3pm while police and local forestry bureau staff arrived at the zoo at about 3:15pm.

It is not known why the man entered the enclosure at this stage.

In July last year, a 57-year-old woman was mauled to death after trying to save her daughter from a tiger attack at a drive- through Wildlife Park in Beijing.

The woman’s daughter, in her 30s, was attacked after she got out of the car and walked among the animals.

While she survived with multiple serious injuries to her arms and face, her mum died.

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A TOURIST has been mauled 'to death' by three tigers in front of his wife and child, stunned witnesses have reported.

Chinese media claims the father died after he entered the enclosure and walked towards the hungry cats as they were feeding - one tiger was shot and killed during the drama.

Horrendous footage shows the visitor writhing in agony on the floor as the three animals bite and claw his body with their massive paws.

The tigers attacked the man inside Ningbo Younger Zoo, in east China, and were undeterred when zoo keepers tried to scare them off with firecrackers and water canons.

Local reports say the man has died from his injuries after the the captive creatures bit into his head and neck.

It later emerged he had scaled the fence in a bid to avoid paying the £15 zoo entry fee .

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Other visitors watch helplessly as his clothes were ripped off and he lay face down on the ground in just pants.

At one point in the shocking clip the man unsuccessfully tries to fend off one of the tigers with his foot.

According to ntdtv.com one tiger was then seen dragging the man's blood-soaked body into the enclosure woods by his foot.

One horrified witness told the South China Morning Post : "I saw the tiger mauling the person, whose face was covered with blood. Every time he sat up, the tiger pushed him down again."

Bystanders said he walked into an isolation zone shortly before 2.30 p.m. local time (6,30 a.m. UK time) and crossed a river that separates the enclosure from visitors.

Shocked witnesses told local news agencies the man was with his wife and child when he entered the 'Tiger Hill' enclosure.

Emergency workers rushed the man to a hospital in east China's Zhejiang Province today.

Conflicting reports are still emerging about the man's condition, with some suggesting medical staff are still treating his injuries and others suggesting he has died.

Officials closed the zoo at 3 p.m. - police and forestry bureau staff arrived 15 minutes later.

Yesterday a white Bengal tiger caused chaos in the streets of Sicily after escaping from a circus.

Residents barricaded themselves inside their homes, while the tiger was trapped and surrounded by special police in a private parking lot.

This month a vet and his assistant were mauled to death by three bloodthirsty lions inside a wildlife reserve.

A security official at the park in western Jordan says the deadly big cats were put down after Sunday’s attack.

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Tiger shot dead for mauling man to death in china zoo after he scaled wall to avoid buying ticket.

A man was mauled to death by tiger at a zoo in Ningbo, China, on Sunday (Jan 29) after he inadvertently climbed into its enclosure to avoid paying for a ticket.

According to CCTV news via Shanghaiist , the man named Zhang visited the zoo with his wife, children and a friend.

The rest of his family purchased tickets to enter the place, but Zhang and his friend decided to try their luck to enter the zoo for free.

They climbed a 3-meter high wall along the zoo's perimeter and entered the compound.

The duo then came across another wall. Zhang climbed over it, but his friend did not follow him this time.

Little did the former know however that the tigers' enclosure was on the other side of the wall.

He was subsequently surrounded by an ambush of tigers following his entry.

Zoo staff tried to scare the big cats away with water guns and fireworks. One tiger however was unfazed and proceeded to drag the man away before reportedly attacking him as his family looked on.

It was then shot and killed by zoo staff.

The victim was carried out of the enclosure and pronounced dead at a hospital.

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Man found half-eaten by zoo tigers after one of the apex predators was seen with a shoe in its mouth

• A man was mauled to death by tigers in a Pakistani zoo enclosure.
• The victim's remains were discovered after staff saw a shoe in one of the tigers' mouths.
• A local senior government official described the man, who climbed into the enclosure, as a "lunatic."

A zoo in Pakistan was shut down after a man was mauled and killed by tigers , CBS News reports.

The body was found during a routine cleaning on Wednesday morning after staff spotted one of the tigers with a shoe in its mouth.

The man reportedly jumped into the tiger enclosure.

The circumstances surrounding the attack, believed to have occurred late Tuesday night, are under investigation. The victim, yet to be identified, is speculated to have been alive during the attack.

"The zoo is closed right now as we determine how the man got in," said Ali Usman Bukhari, a senior officer of the province's wildlife department, which operates the zoo, per CBS News.

The Bahawalpur Zoo in Punjab is managed by the Government of Pakistan , according to the zoo's website.

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"The autopsy report has not been released, however evidence gathered from the enclosure points towards him being alive when he was attacked by the tigers," Bukhari said.

Bukhari pledged to address any security lapses and consider hiring private security guards if necessary.

Senior local government official Zaheer Anwar, speaking to the media outside the zoo, expressed initial assessments that the victim may have been acting irrationally, per CBS News.

"Our assessment so far is that this appears to be a lunatic, because a sensible person would not jump into the den," he remarked, pointing out the secured nature of the enclosure.

The three tigers reportedly involved in the incident have been confined to a smaller space while authorities collect evidence.

Sherbagh Zoo, established in 1942 by the ruling royal family of Bahawalpur, features modern moated enclosures for lions, tigers, and hyenas.

Pakistani zoos have often faced criticism for their poor conditions and alleged neglect of animal welfare. In 2020, the remains of a missing teenage boy were discovered in the lion enclosure of a zoo in Lahore, per the BBC.

Damning reports have also been made against a zoo in Karachi, the largest city in Pakistan, Deutsche Welle reports. The animals are allegedly malnourished and kept in cramped enclosures.

WWF wrote that there are "many animal welfare issues in captive facilities in Pakistan ."

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Russian citizen mauled to death by tiger shark off Egypt’s Red Sea coast in rare attack

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CAIRO (AP) — A Russian man died after being mauled by a shark on Thursday off one of Egypt’s Red Sea resorts, Egyptian and Russian authorities said.

Egypt’s Environment Ministry said the man was killed after being attacked by a tiger shark in the waters near the city of Hurghada. Authorities closed off a 74-kilometer (46-mile) stretch of the coastline, announcing it will remain off-limits until Sunday.

The ministry later said it had caught the shark and was examining it in a laboratory to try and determine the reasons for the rare attack.

The Russian Consulate in Hurghada identified the man as a Russian citizen but did not give his name.

A video circulating online, purportedly of the attack, shows a man thrashing about in the water before being repeatedly attacked by a shark circling around him, then being dragged under.

Shark attacks are rare in the Red Sea coastal regions. However, in 2022, two fatal attacks in Hughada within days, killing an Austrian and a Romanian tourist .

Egypt’s Red Sea resorts, including Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh, boast some of the country’s most renowned beach destinations and are popular with European tourists. Divers are attracted by the steep drop-offs of coral reefs just offshore, which offer a rich and colorful sea life.

Egypt has in recent years sought to revive the vital tourism sector, hurt by years of political instability, the coronavirus pandemic and the war in Ukraine.

Tiger sharks are large species that reside in tropical and temperate waters and are among sharks most cited by the International Shark Attack File for unprovoked attacks on humans.