Marine Life Shark attack at Egyptian Red Sea resort

[NW Dive Dawg]

I think that the most important part of this post is that the story states that the victims were not divers and swimming in an area that was designated as an area where swimming was forbidden. RIP to the non divers who failed to heed the warnings.

 

[Adr1an]

and swimming in an area that was designated as an area where swimming was forbidden.

There's no such thing in that area. I know it quite well, spent two weeks at another hotel in the area and did some diving at Abu Dabab bay which is quite close to Sataya. What they (probably) mean is that the victims were swimming outside the designated swimming area, which is just the area (bordered with ropes, buoys etc most often then not rather vaguely defined) in front of every hotel's pier.
Sataya hotel doesn't have any other hotel nearby and I'd say this increases the chance to encounter large marine life.

 

[Scuba-74]

More details here, as well as pictures of the victim and names of involved. Not a father and son duo, as previously reported.

Pictured: EU official mauled to death by shark at an Egyptian resort

Gianluca Di Gioia, 48, had been snorkeling at a beach located in front of the Sataya Resort - one of the most glamorous on the coast of Marsa Alam, on the Red Sea, before the attack.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[admikar]

That shark just signed its death warrant.
I couldn't find time of attack, was it bad vis?

 

[JustSurfaceInterval]

That shark just signed its death warrant.

Why? he is certainly already patrolling some other Red Sea reefs...

I couldn't find time of attack, was it bad vis?

Not for the shark...
This is an inherent risk for snorkellers when snorkelling on reefs that have a significant drop off and are facing the open sea. Unfortunately, very few are aware of this...

 

[admikar]

IIRC, when that Russian tourist was killed last year, a shark was killed after an organised hunt.
Whether it was that exact shark, I do not know, but score was settled.
Besides, there is a chance it stays in vicinity of where last meal was provided.

 

[JustSurfaceInterval]

Besides, there is a chance it stays in vicinity of where last meal was provided.

That's a (pretended?) reason why shores are closed for swimmers and snorkellers after such an incident.

 

[DandyDon]

That's a (pretended?) reason why shores are closed for swimmers and snorkellers after such an incident.

True, but if officials didn't do that and anyone was bitten by any fish big enough, the officials would get blamed.

 

[Pearlman]

IIRC, when that Russian tourist was killed last year, a shark was killed after an organised hunt.
Whether it was that exact shark, I do not know, but score was settled.
Besides, there is a chance it stays in vicinity of where last meal was provided.

Apparently it was the exact same shark as it was caught by local fishermen soon after the incident and body parts were found inside it. Tiger Shark to be Mummified
The video of that shark attack is one of the most terrifying videos one can see…

 

[Dan]