Authorities have said that one tourist has been killed and another injured in a shark attack on Egypt’s Red Sea coast.
In a statement, the North African country’s environment ministry said Sunday’s incident occurred north of Marsa Alam, a resort town in eastern Egypt popular with divers.
It added that the attack took place in “deep waters outside the designated swimming area”.
While the ministry said only that two of the victims were foreigners, news agency AFP quoted an unnamed Italian foreign ministry source as saying they were Italian nationals.
According to AFP, the 48-year-old man who died was a resident of Rome, while the injured man was 69 years old.
The two tourists were taken to a hospital in Port Ghalib, about 30 miles north of Marsa Alam, Egyptian officials said.
The swimming area at Marsa Alam will be closed and the incident is being investigated, officials said.
According to data compiled by the independent Shark Research Institute, there have been four confirmed deaths due to shark attacks in the Red Sea in the past 10 years.
The last incident occurred near Hurghada in June 2023 and involved a 24-year-old Russian man.