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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.

Provoked

Unprovoked

Fatal

Non Fatal

LocationDateTimeSpeciesActivityInjuryFatalPerson
Sharm el-Sheikh 19-10-2010 A.M.SnorkelingMultiple lacerations to left leg and footNO Elena Rubanovich.
Sharm el-Sheikh 03-04-2010 14h00Oceanic whitetip shark, 6'Swimming / treading waterLacerations to left ankle and footNO 24yo James Elliott
Sharm-el-Sheikh 09-03-2010 Apparent drowning, and subsequent scavenging by 16' tiger sharkNO female
Habili Gafar 01-06-2009 Oceanic whitetip sharkScuba diving3 cm laceration to shoulderNO Luc, a Belgian diver
Habili Gafar 01-06-2009 Oceanic whitetip sharkScuba divingLacerations to left handNO Nil, a dive guide
Habili Gafar 31-05-2009 MorningOceanic whitetip shark, 2.5 to 3mSnorkelingFATALYES 50yo Katrina Tipio
Elphinstone Reef 27-11-2008 MorningOceanic whitetip sharkScuba divingLacerations to fingersNO female diver
Daedalus Reef 17-07-2008 Oceanic whitetip sharkDivingLeg severedNO Russian male
Daedalus Reef 26-09-2007 07h00Oceanic whitetip sharks were in the vicinitySwimmingSevere lacerations to lower left leg, ankle and footNO 18 or 20yo Kristina Aleksandrova
The lagoon at Dahab 01-07-2004 "black tipped" sharkSnorkelingHand severedNO Teenyo Mirjam Buser, a Swiss tourist
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