List of all shark attacks in egypt
Fatal Attacks
13
Unprovoked Attacks
37
Total Attacks
42
There have been a total of 42 shark attacks in EGYPT. Out of those, 13 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 30.95%. 37 attacks came out of the blue while 5 have been provoked by humans.
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Unprovoked
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Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharm el-Sheikh | 19-10-2010 | A.M. | Snorkeling | Multiple lacerations to left leg and foot | NO | Elena Rubanovich. | |
| Sharm el-Sheikh | 03-04-2010 | 14h00 | Oceanic whitetip shark, 6' | Swimming / treading water | Lacerations to left ankle and foot | NO | 24yo James Elliott |
| Sharm-el-Sheikh | 09-03-2010 | Apparent drowning, and subsequent scavenging by 16' tiger shark | NO | female | |||
| Habili Gafar | 01-06-2009 | Oceanic whitetip shark | Scuba diving | 3 cm laceration to shoulder | NO | Luc, a Belgian diver | |
| Habili Gafar | 01-06-2009 | Oceanic whitetip shark | Scuba diving | Lacerations to left hand | NO | Nil, a dive guide | |
| Habili Gafar | 31-05-2009 | Morning | Oceanic whitetip shark, 2.5 to 3m | Snorkeling | FATAL | YES | 50yo Katrina Tipio |
| Elphinstone Reef | 27-11-2008 | Morning | Oceanic whitetip shark | Scuba diving | Lacerations to fingers | NO | female diver |
| Daedalus Reef | 17-07-2008 | Oceanic whitetip shark | Diving | Leg severed | NO | Russian male | |
| Daedalus Reef | 26-09-2007 | 07h00 | Oceanic whitetip sharks were in the vicinity | Swimming | Severe lacerations to lower left leg, ankle and foot | NO | 18 or 20yo Kristina Aleksandrova |
| The lagoon at Dahab | 01-07-2004 | "black tipped" shark | Snorkeling | Hand severed | NO | Teenyo Mirjam Buser, a Swiss tourist |
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