Shark that ate Russian man had "killed two people last year"

Published June 14th, 2023 - 06:28 GMT
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ALBAWABA Russian marine biologist Dmitry Orlov suspects that the tiger shark, which fatally attacked 23-year-old Vladimir Popov last week, had been responsible for the deaths of two tourists last year and was pregnant.

The scientist, who is the founder and CEO of RuDIVE, a company operating in the Red Sea, suspected that the shark had killed tourists last year, as reported by the British newspaper "The Mirror."

In July of last year, a 68-year-old Austrian tourist named Elisabeth Sauer was snorkeling when she was attacked in the water.

Another victim, a Romanian tourist, was brutally attacked and devoured about 650 feet away.

Orlov stated, "I believe that this tiger shark was pregnant. There was a pregnant tiger shark last year."

The incident involving the Russian tourist occurred at a tourist resort in the city of Hurghada on Thursday, June 8, 2023. 

A deadly shark attacked a 23-year-old Russian tourist, tearing him in half in front of his father and the rest of the tourist group present on the beach during this horrifying moment.

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