Tourist dies after losing leg in shark attack while sailing off Canary Islands

A German tourist died after being bitten by a shark on Monday while sailing off the coast of Spain. Canary Islandsthe Coast Guard said.

The 30-year-old woman lost her leg in the attack and later died of a heart attack while being transported in a Spanish rescue helicopter, a coastguard spokesman told AFP.

The woman was sailing on a British catamaran in the Atlantic Ocean about 278 nautical miles southwest of Gran Canaria when the shark attacked. Reuters news agency reported that the woman was attacked while swimming next to the boat.

Emergency services received an alert at 1255 GMT calling for a medical evacuation and dispatched a military plane and helicopter after also contacting the Moroccan coast guard.

The spokesman said the woman was taken by helicopter in the evening at around 1800 GMT and was on her way to hospital in the city of Las Palmas in Gran Canaria when she died.

Ship tracking website vesselfinder.com indicated that the Dalian Chichester left the port of Las Palmas on September 14.

Shark attacks are rare, with 69 unprovoked attacks confirmed worldwide. 14 deaths were recorded last year.According to the International Shark Attack File, which is managed by the Florida Museum of Natural History and the American Shark Society, the report notes that a “disproportionate” number of people Died of shark bites in Australia Last year, compared to other countries, Australia was responsible for about 22% of the world’s unprovoked shark attacks in 2023.

The deadly attack comes less than a month after a shark attack. He killed a 16-year-old high school student. In Jamaica.

In July, Surfer lost his leg After being attacked by a great white shark in Australia. The month before, he had been attacked by a surfer. Tamayo Perry passed away After being fatally injured in a shark attack off the island of Oahu in Hawaii.

In January, a young fisherman was diving for oysters. Shark killed him Off the Pacific coast of Mexico.