Shark Attack, Canary Islands
Woman Swimming Alongside Catamaran Attacked by Shark
A German tourist who was sailing in a British catamaran off Spain's Canary Islands is dead following a shark attack while she was swimming. CBS News reports the 30-year-old had been in the water next to the catamaran when the shark bit off one of her legs on Monday.
Tourist dies after losing her leg in shark attack while swimming next to catamaran
CANARY ISLANDS, Spain (WKRC) - A 30-year-old woman lost a leg from a shark attack and later died. The tourist was sailing off Spain's Canary Islands on Monday when she was bitten by a shark and died of a heart attack in a helicopter while being taken to a hospital, according to CBS News.
Tourist dies after losing her leg in shark attack while sailing off Canary Islands
In July, a surfer lost his leg after a great white shark attacked him in Australia. The month before that, surfer Tamayo Perry died after sustaining fatal injuries in a shark attack off the island of Oahu in Hawaii. In January, a young fisherman diving for scallops was killed by a shark off the Pacific coast of Mexico.
Ali Truwit swims to Paralympic silver a year after losing her leg in a shark attack
Ali Truwit's lower leg was amputated after a shark bit her during a post-graduation trip last May. This week, the 24-year-old won two Paralympic medals and set two new American records.
Woman, 30, Dies After Shark Bites Off Her Leg Near Canary Islands
The German woman was traveling as a crew member on the Dalliance Chichester catamaran A German woman died after she was attacked by a shark in the Atlantic Ocean between Spain's Canary Islands and West Africa on Monday,
German woman dies after shark attack near Canary Islands
A woman has died following a shark attack in the Atlantic Ocean near the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago off the northwest coast of Africa. The 31-year-old German national lost a leg in the attack,
Woman Dies Hours After Losing Leg in Grisly Shark Attack
A German woman who initially survived a shark attack that ripped off her leg has died in a hospital, according to CNN. The attack occurred on Monday 319 miles south-southwest of Gran Canaria, one of the Canary Islands—a Spanish archipelago close to the northwest coast of Africa.
Canary Islands: Shark kills German tourist during catamaran excursion
A German tourist has been killed by a shark during a catamaran trip 500 kilometers off the Canary Islands. The 30-year-old jumped into the water to swim when the predator attacked on Monday. The woman lost a leg and died in the helicopter on the way to Gran Canaria.
Woman Loses Leg After Freak Shark Attack, Dies Tragic Death While Being Rescued
A German tourist died Monday after being severely attacked by a shark while swimming in the ocean near the Canary Islands. The 30-year-old woman lost a leg from the bite and died while she was aboard a Spanish rescue helicopter,
Tourist dies after rare shark attack off Canary Islands
A German tourist has died after a shark bit off her leg in the Atlantic south of the Canary Islands, the first death caused by a shark attack in the waters around the islands in history. Spanish authorities dispatched an air force helicopter to rescue the woman,
Woman dies after shark attack near Gran Canaria
A woman has died after losing a leg in a shark attack in international waters near Gran Canaria, according to reports.
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