A young Russian man was mauled to death by a shark off one of Egypt's Red Sea resorts, according to Egyptian and Russian authorities.
The man, named as Vladimir Popov by Russian media, died after being attacked by a tiger shark in the waters near the city of Hurghada, Egypt's environment ministry said.
Footage circulating online, purportedly of the attack, shows a man thrashing about in the water before being repeatedly attacked by a shark circling him and then dragged under.
The ministry later said the shark had been caught and was being examined in a laboratory to try to determine the reasons for the rare attack.
A 46-mile (74km) stretch of the coastline was closed off by authorities, who announced it would remain off-limits until Sunday.
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