A shark attack in Egypt's Red Sea near a popular tourist destination has left a European Union official dead and another injured, according to local media and state officials.

Egypt's environment ministry says the attack occurred in "deep waters outside of the designated swimming area".

Gianluca Di Gioia, a Roman tourist in Egypt, has been killed in a freak accident involving a tiger shark. The incident took place in the Red Sea on Sunday, December 22.

A shark attack off Egypt’s Red Sea coast killed a tourist and injured another, authorities said on Sunday, with an Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs source identifying both as Italian nationals.

A tourist has been killed and another injured in a shark attack at an Egypt ian Red Sea resort, officials have said. The incident happened in deep waters outside a designated swimming area in Marsa Alam, Egypt’s Ministry of Environment said.

CAIRO : One tourist was killed and another was injured in a shark attack in Egypt’s Marsa Alam resort, the environment ministry said in a statement on Sunday without giving the nationalities of those involved. There are sharks in the Red Sea but encounters with them are relatively rare.

An Italian tourist was mauled to death by a shark off the coast of Egypt’s Red Sea — while a heroic stranger was injured while trying to save him, according to reports. Gianluca Di Gioia, 48, was visiting the popular resort town of Marsa Alam with his family when he was attacked by a shark while swimming on Sunday,