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The body parts of a Russian tourist who was videotaped being eaten alive by a shark were recovered from inside the predator’s belly after it was clubbed to death by beachgoers near an Egyptian resort.

Vladimir Popov, 23, was caught on bone-chilling footage being attacked by a tiger shark last week and dragged underwater in Hurghada as he screamed for help.

The shark was later caught, and beach-goers beat it to death on the shore.

The shark has since been dissected by specialists, who confirmed that the animal was the one that ate Popov — after finding his remains in its intestines, local outlet Al Arabiya reported.

Officials said the shark attacked Popov while he was swimming in the Red Sea at a resort beach location in Hurghada.

Popov’s father Yury said the pair had “gone to the beach to relax” when all of a sudden, his son “was attacked by a shark,” CEN reported.

Popov was in the water with his girlfriend, who escaped, while fellow beachgoers said there was little they could do as the shark chomped down on him.

In a terrifying video, Popov can be seen splashing about in the ocean before getting dragged under as horrified onlookers scream for help.

According to CEN, the victim had yelled, “Papa…save me!” before getting yanked underwater. 

Eyewitnesses also claimed the shark toyed with the Russian’s body for two hours after the killing.

Yury deemed the attack “an absolutely ridiculous coincidence,” adding that he would cremate his son’s remains and return the ashes to Russia.

The attack left many tourists stunned, with beachgoers convening when investigators caught the shark and dragged it ashore.

A vigilante mob was present to brutally club the animal to death.

Video of the scene shows the group horrifically beating the animal, and it concludes with the cameraman even posing for a selfie as the savage scene unfolds in the background.

Officials have yet to reveal if the shark that ate Popov was involved in other reported incidents in the area.

While attacks are fortunately rare in Red Sea coastal regions,  last year, sharks killed two women  — an Austrian and a Romanian — just days apart in another popular tourist spot in Hurghada.

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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.

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Russian man dies after being mauled by shark off Egyptian Red Sea resort

Authorities close off 46-mile stretch of coastline after man attacked by tiger shark near Hurghada

A Russian man has died after being mauled by a shark off one of Egypt’s Red Sea resorts, Egyptian and Russian authorities have said.

Egypt’s environment ministry said the man was killed on Thursday after being attacked by a tiger shark in the waters near the city of Hurghada. Authorities closed off a 46-mile (74km) stretch of the coastline, announcing it would 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. Russia’s Tass state news agency said the person killed was a Russian man born in 1999 who lived in Egypt full-time and was not a tourist.

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.

A diver who arrived on the scene just after the attack said people had rushed to help the victim after a lifeguard from a nearby hotel raised the alarm, but were not able to reach him in time.

In a statement posted on its official channel on the Telegram messaging application, the consulate urged Russian tourists to be vigilant when in the water and to strictly adhere to any swimming bans imposed by local authorities.

Shark attacks are rare in the Red Sea coastal regions. In 2022, however, two women – one Austrian and one Romanian – were killed within days of each other in shark attacks at Hurghada.

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 dropoffs of coral reefs just offshore, which offer a rich and colourful 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. They are among sharks most cited by the International Shark Attack File for unprovoked attacks on humans.

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CAIRO − 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 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.

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Purported video of attack circulates online

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 .

Red Sea resorts

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.

Russian man killed in shark attack off Egypt’s Red Sea resort

Coastline to remain off limits with a ban on swimming, snorkelling and other water sports activities until Sunday.

A Russian man has died after being attacked by a shark off the coast of Egypt’s Red Sea resort city of Hurghada, officials have said.

The Environment Ministry said that the man was killed after being mauled by a tiger shark in the waters near Hurghada on Thursday.

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The authorities closed off a 74-kilometre (46-mile) stretch of the coastline, and announced that it will remain off limits with a ban on swimming, snorkelling and other water sports activities until Sunday.

“An attack by a tiger shark on a beachgoer … led to his death,” the ministry posted on Facebook, without providing further details.

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, and then being dragged under.

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.

Russian Consul-General Viktor Voropayev told state-owned TASS news agency that the Egyptian authorities had confirmed to him the death of the Russian national who was born in 1999.

“The victim was not a tourist, but a permanent resident of Egypt,” Voropayev told the news agency.

A diver who arrived on the scene just after the attack said people had rushed to help the victim after a lifeguard from a nearby hotel raised the alarm, but were not able to reach him in time.

History of shark attacks

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.

Shark attacks are rare in the Red Sea coastal regions.

However, in 2022, there were two fatal attacks in Hurghada within days, killing an Austrian and a Romanian tourist.

In 2018, a Czech tourist was killed by a shark off a Red Sea beach. A German tourist was similarly killed in 2015.

In 2010, a spate of five attacks in five days unusually close to the shore of tourist hot spot Sharm el-Sheikh killed one German and injured four other foreign tourists.

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

Video footage circulating online, purportedly of the attack, shows a man thrashing about in the water before being repeatedly attacked by a shark circling him.

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Friday 9 June 2023 15:59, UK

A young Russian man was mauled to death by a shark off one of Egypt's Red Sea resorts, according to Egyptian and Russian authorities.

The man, named as Vladimir Popov by Russian media, died after being attacked by a tiger shark in the waters near the city of Hurghada, Egypt's environment ministry said.

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

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

A 46-mile (74km) stretch of the coastline was closed off by authorities, who announced it would remain off-limits until Sunday.

The man's father, Yury Popov, was forced to watch the attack helplessly from the shore as the predator circled the 23-year-old and eventually dragged him under the water.

Speaking to the 112 media outlet following his son's death, Mr Popov said: "We went to the beach to relax. My son was attacked by a shark, it all happened in seconds."

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He said no other family members were near his son at the time of the attack to help, but added: "What kind of help can you give? This meat grinder happened in 20 seconds, he was just dragged under the water."

Mr Popov described the attack as an "absolutely ridiculous coincidence" because the beach is known to be safe.

"There are ships and yachts around. It's never happened there. They usually attack on wild beaches. It's just some kind of evil fate," he said.

Other videos being shared online show the tiger shark being caught alive and dragged ashore by a boat following the attack, before being clubbed to death.

It is considered rare for shark attacks to take place in the coastal areas of the Red Sea.

However, there were two fatal incidents of shark attacks last year in Hurghada within a few days of each other, resulting in the deaths of Austrian and Romanian tourists.

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Egypt's renowned beach destinations in the Red Sea, such as Hurghada and Sharm El-Sheikh, are frequently visited by European tourists. These destinations are particularly popular among divers who are drawn by the vibrant sea life visible in the steep drop-offs of coral reefs located just offshore.

In recent times, Egypt has been making concerted efforts to revive its tourism industry, which has suffered due to political instability, the COVID pandemic, and the conflict in Ukraine.

Tiger sharks are a notable species found in both tropical and temperate waters. They are known for being among the sharks that often attack humans without provocation, as per the records of the International Shark Attack File.

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A shark that attacked a Russian tourist is set to be mummified and displayed in an Egyptian museum.

Vladimir Popov, 23, was eaten alive by a shark off a beach at an Egyptian resort in Hurghada in June. The attack was filmed from the shore by horrified onlookers as the 23-year-old screamed: “Papa, save me!”

Some of Mr Popov’s body parts were recovered inside the shark’s stomach, while the rest were recovered by fishermen from the sea.

Specialists at the Institute of Marine Sciences and the Red Sea Reserves have now begun the embalming process in preparation for the shark being placed in the institute’s museum, according to local media reports.

Egyptian authorities said the shark was handed over to researchers to find out the causes of its behaviour and identify whether the animal is related to one that “caused several previous accidents”.

Following the attack on Mr Popov, who had been living in Egypt with his father for several months amid the war in Ukraine, the shark was caught and dragged to land by boat, before being clubbed to death on the beach “in revenge”.

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Mr Popov’s father, Yury, told the 112 media outlet of his horror at his son being mauled to death by a shark.

“We went to the beach to relax,” he said. Mr Popov, who is originally from Russia , said the attack “happened in seconds”.

“This meat grinder happened in 20 seconds, he was just dragged under the water.

“This is an absolutely ridiculous coincidence, because it is a safe beach. There are ships and yachts around. It’s never happened there. They usually attack on wild beaches. It’s just some kind of evil fate.”

Mr Popov said he would cremate his son and return his ashes to Russia.

Describing the attack, a witness said: “At one point, the shark appeared, and immediately bit this man. Rescuers saw this and began to start the boat. He tried to swim away from the shark, but he couldn’t.

“And the shark dragged the body for two hours. It constantly dragged him under the water.”

Another woman is believed to have been pulled out of the water after being close to where Mr Popov was killed. It is not known if she was a relative of the 23-year-old.

Witnesses said the victim’s girlfriend had been in the water at the time of the attack. Russian reports say she is safe and has returned to Russia.

The Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed the death of a citizen from a shark attack, the Daily Mail reported.

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Shark caught after Russian killed in attack off Egypt's Red Sea coast

Authorities closes 60km of beaches for 48 hours after attack in hurghada on thursday.

The dorsal fin of the tiger shark during the attack in Hurghada, Egypt, on Thursday. Reuters

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The shark that killed a Russian man near the Red Sea town of Hurghada has been caught and is being examined by marine experts looking into the reason for the attack, Egypt's Environment Ministry said on Friday.

The ministry said a tiger shark was responsible for the attack on Thursday, saying it had been seen lurking near the surface in shallow waters beforehand.

Officials said the shark, whose capture and killing was criticised by some experts as unhelpful, was a female that may have been looking for a safe spot to give birth when it killed the 24-year-old Russian.

Authorities ordered all water activities to be suspended for 48 hours from Friday morning along a 60km stretch from the resort of El Gouna all the way south to Soma Bay.

A video clip shared widely online shows the shark after it was caught by fishermen, guided by local marine experts. One clip shows a man punching the shark on the deck of a boat.

The boat's owner, Ahmed Abbas, told a television interviewer that the shark was caught not far from the spot where the attack took place.

The Russian consul general in Hurghada said the victim was born in 1999 and was a resident of Egypt and not a tourist.

A disturbing video of the attack itself went viral on social media. It shows the shark circling the man before pulling him under the water. He surfaces before the shark takes him down again in a pool of blood.

A female voice is heard screaming “Oh, my God!” repeatedly in English as the attack unfolds. A man's voice is heard shouting for help.

The final segment of the clip shows a small boat arriving at the site of the attack seconds after the victim disappears under the water.

“Sharing the video of the Hurghada incident is harmful, malicious and damaging. It hurts livelihoods. Please stop,” tweeted Naguib Sawiris, the richest man in Egypt, whose family has invested heavily in high-end Red Sea resorts that attract millions of tourists every year.

Egypt's Red Sea resorts are a vital part of its tourism industry, which accounts for close to 15 per cent of GDP while employing nearly two million people.

With the country on course for its best tourism season yet, pro-government talk-show hosts sought to play down the significance of the incident.

One host, Sharif Amer, said Egypt has had only 22 shark attacks on record in more than 100 years before Thursday's incident.

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Mohammed Salem, a senior Environment Ministry official, said most of these happened in the past 15 years and that the prevention of shark attacks along the Red Sea coast has been among the ministry's top priorities.

In July last year two women, an Austrian and a Romanian, were killed in separate incidents south of Hurghada. In 2020, a Ukrainian boy lost an arm and a local tour guide a leg in shark attacks. A Czech tourist was killed by a shark off a Red Sea beach in 2018, three years after a German tourist died in an attack.

In 2010, a spate of shark attacks killed one European tourist and maimed several others in Sharm El Sheikh, on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, across the Red Sea from Hurghada.

Mr Salem said the Red Sea was home to 19 shark species, all of which are known to attack people.

He said the ministry had acquired 60 tracking devices that it would attach to sharks off popular resort locations so that experts could monitor their behaviour to determine what prompts them to attack.

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Sameh Mshaly, an experienced diver in the area, has provided new insight into the recurring shark attacks.

He said these attacks appear to take place every year at the same time in the Hijri calendar because of the presence of livestock boats in the area.

“The shark that attacked the tourist was frenzied, its diet and natural feeding patterns disrupted because of these livestock boats,” Mr Mshaly said in a Facebook post.

Essam Omaria, an official at the Environment Ministry, confirmed that shark behaviour changes significally when food and waste is dumped from ships. This is especially the case in the Red Sea region.

Mr Omaria said it is crucial to understand that the marine ecosystem, which includes predatory sharks, responds to such human-induced changes in a manner that can lead to an increase in incidents of aggression.

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The body parts of a Russian tourist who was filmed being eaten alive by a shark were recovered from inside the predator’s belly after it was clubbed to death by beachgoers near an Egyptian resort.

Vladimir Popov, 23, was caught on bone-chilling footage being attacked by a tiger shark last week and dragged underwater in Hurghada as he screamed for help, NY Post reports.

The shark was later caught and beachgoers beat it to death on the shore.

The shark has since been dissected by specialists, who confirmed that the animal was the one that ate Mr Popov — after finding his remains in its intestines, local outlet Al Arabiya reported.

Officials said the shark attacked Mr Popov while he was swimming in the Red Sea at a resort beach location in Hurghada.

Mr Popov’s father Yury said the pair had “gone to the beach to relax” when all of a sudden, his son “was attacked by a shark,” CEN reported.

Mr Popov was in the water with his girlfriend, who escaped, while fellow beachgoers said there was little they could do as the shark chomped down on him.

In terrifying video, Mr Popov can be seen splashing about in the ocean before getting dragged under as horrified onlookers scream for help.

According to CEN, the victim had yelled, “Papa … save me!” before getting yanked underwater.

Eyewitnesses also claimed the shark toyed with the Russian’s body for two hours after the killing.

Yury deemed the attack “an absolutely ridiculous coincidence,” adding that he would cremate his son’s remains and return the ashes to Russia.

The attack left many tourists stunned, with beachgoers convening when investigators caught the shark and dragged it ashore.

A vigilante mob was present to brutally club the animal to death.

Video of the scene shows the group horrifically beating the animal, and it concludes with the cameraman even posing for a selfie as the savage scene unfolds in the background.

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Officials have yet to reveal if the shark that ate Mr Popov was involved in other reported incidents in the area.

While attacks are fortunately rare in Red Sea coastal regions, last year, sharks killed two women — an Austrian and a Romanian — just days apart in another popular tourist spot in Hurghada.

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Man rushed to hospital after being mauled by shark in horror attack at popular remote surfing beach

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A MAN has been rushed to the hospital after he was mauled by a shark in a horror attack.

The beachgoer was horrifically bitten by the deadly beast at the Bombie Surfing Spot in western Australia at around 12.30pm on Saturday.

Cops said paramedics were not alerted about the horror attack until the man presented himself at the hospital.

He was immediately admitted - and is now in a stable condition, a WA Country health spokeswoman said in a statement.

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) has launched an investigation after the incident was reported to authorities.

“Further information will be provided as it becomes available,” it said in a statement.

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A local surfer said he was "shocked" by the incident and told The West Australian it was "all part of the game".

Other beachgoers and surfers have now been advised to take additional caution and adhere to beach closures.

While it was the first shark sighting at the Bombie Surfing Spot in almost a month, there have been at least 24 other shark sightings across west Australia in just the past day, local media reports.

It comes after a tourist was left with horror injuries after being reportedly mauled by a shark at a popular honeymoon hotspot .

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Doctors battled to save the man's leg after the beast "almost bit it off" as he swam in Noonu Atoll, in the  Maldives .

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They also appear to show his wounded leg and foot.

Reports on Telegram channels say the tourist was Russian, but the same outlets on  news  websites do not specify his nationality. 

Telegram channel 112 said that the man was "happily splashing in the azure ocean near Noonu Atoll".

He was described as a wealthy guest at a five-star  luxury  resort in the tropical paradise, the Russian media reported.

The hotel, where rooms start at £700 a night, previously said it was unaware of a  shark attack  involving one of its guests on its property.

“We have not received any reports of a shark attack on a person," the resort reportedly stated.

Meanwhile, a dramatic video shows the terrifying moment a shark attacked a group of tourist divers in the Maldives .

The massive fish made a beeline for one diver before moving on to the next, smashing into each with its powerful head and snout.

According to reports, the attack took place recently in the Maldives and involved divers who had little experience with  sharks .

In the video, which was shared to Telegram by local  news  channel MvCrisis on February 3, the divers were reportedly filmed in the moments after attempting to free a shark tangled in a rope or net.

It is understood no one was badly injured.

There are about 100 shark attacks around the world each year, with scores of both oblivious and risk-taking swimmers mauled by the fish.

2023 fatal shark attacks

THE ten fatal shark attacks of 2023 was double the five in the previous year, with four occurring in Australia.

These are the locations of the 10 fatal shark attacks of 2023:

• Australia: 4
• California, US: 1
• Hawaii, US: 1
• New Caledonia: 1

Ninety-one people were bitten by sharks in 2023 and 10 of the attacks were fatal, according to a new report from the Florida Museum of Natural  History .

Recently, on December 28,  a teenage boy was mauled to death  in a horror shark attack off a popular South Australian beach.

The young swimmer's body was pulled from the water near  Ethel Beach  in the Innes National Park at about 1.30pm local time.

Emergency services rushed to the scene, but it was too late. His body was recovered from the water.

Researchers at the University of Florida found that great white, tiger, and bull sharks killed the majority of swimmers last year.

Two people were killed in  California  and  Hawaii , with other confirmed deaths in the  Bahamas ,  Egypt ,  Mexico , and New Caledonia.

Four people were killed in  Australia  in unprovoked shark attacks.

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Man rushed to hospital after being mauled by shark in horror attack at popular remote surfing beach

• Sayan Bose , Foreign News Reporter
• Published : 13:06 ET, Apr 20 2024
• Updated : 19:22 ET, Apr 20 2024
• Published : Invalid Date,

A MAN has been rushed to the hospital after he was mauled by a shark in a horror attack.

The beachgoer was horrifically bitten by the deadly beast at the Bombie Surfing Spot in western Australia at around 12.30pm on Saturday.

Cops said paramedics were not alerted about the horror attack until the man presented himself at the hospital.

He was immediately admitted - and is now in a stable condition, a WA Country health spokeswoman said in a statement.

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) has launched an investigation after the incident was reported to authorities.

“Further information will be provided as it becomes available,” it said in a statement.

A local surfer said he was "shocked" by the incident and told The West Australian it was "all part of the game".

Other beachgoers and surfers have now been advised to take additional caution and adhere to beach closures.

While it was the first shark sighting at the Bombie Surfing Spot in almost a month, there have been at least 24 other shark sightings across west Australia in just the past day, local media reports.

It comes after a tourist was left with horror injuries after being reportedly mauled by a shark at a popular honeymoon hotspot .

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Doctors battled to save the man's leg after the beast "almost bit it off" as he swam in Noonu Atoll, in the  Maldives .

Horror pictures show the holidaymaker in hospital where he reportedly underwent surgery.

They also appear to show his wounded leg and foot.

Reports on Telegram channels say the tourist was Russian, but the same outlets on news websites do not specify his nationality. 

Telegram channel 112 said that the man was "happily splashing in the azure ocean near Noonu Atoll".

He was described as a wealthy guest at a five-star luxury resort in the tropical paradise, the Russian media reported.

The hotel, where rooms start at £700 a night, previously said it was unaware of a shark attack involving one of its guests on its property.

“We have not received any reports of a shark attack on a person," the resort reportedly stated.

Meanwhile, a dramatic video shows the terrifying moment a shark attacked a group of tourist divers in the Maldives .

The massive fish made a beeline for one diver before moving on to the next, smashing into each with its powerful head and snout.

According to reports, the attack took place recently in the Maldives and involved divers who had little experience with sharks.

In the video, which was shared to Telegram by local news channel MvCrisis on February 3, the divers were reportedly filmed in the moments after attempting to free a shark tangled in a rope or net.

It is understood no one was badly injured.

There are about 100 shark attacks around the world each year, with scores of both oblivious and risk-taking swimmers mauled by the fish.

2023 fatal shark attacks

THE ten fatal shark attacks of 2023 was double the five in the previous year, with four occurring in Australia.

These are the locations of the 10 fatal shark attacks of 2023:

• Australia: 4
• California, US: 1
• Hawaii, US: 1
• New Caledonia: 1

Ninety-one people were bitten by sharks in 2023 and 10 of the attacks were fatal, according to a new report from the Florida Museum of Natural History.

Recently, on December 28,  a teenage boy was mauled to death  in a horror shark attack off a popular South Australian beach.

The young swimmer's body was pulled from the water near  Ethel Beach  in the Innes National Park at about 1.30pm local time.

Emergency services rushed to the scene, but it was too late. His body was recovered from the water.

Researchers at the University of Florida found that great white, tiger, and bull sharks killed the majority of swimmers last year.

Two people were killed in  California  and  Hawaii , with other confirmed deaths in the  Bahamas ,  Egypt ,  Mexico , and New Caledonia.

Four people were killed in  Australia  in unprovoked shark attacks.

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