Bullet points of Tourist dies after losing her leg in shark attack off Canary Islands
Bullet points of Tourist dies after losing her leg in shark attack off Canary Islands
- A German tourist died in a shark attack while sailing off Spain's Canary Islands.
- The 30-year-old woman lost a leg in the incident and later died of a heart attack during transport by a Spanish rescue helicopter.
- Shark attacks are rare, with 69 confirmed unprovoked attacks worldwide last year.
- Australia accounted for about 22% of the world's unprovoked shark attacks in 2023, leading to a disproportionate number of fatalities.
- The incident comes shortly after other fatal shark attacks worldwide.
- A German tourist died in a shark attack while sailing off Spain's Canary Islands.
- The 30-year-old woman lost a leg in the incident and later died of a heart attack during transport by a Spanish rescue helicopter.
- Shark attacks are rare, with 69 confirmed unprovoked attacks worldwide last year.
- Australia accounted for about 22% of the world's unprovoked shark attacks in 2023, leading to a disproportionate number of fatalities.
- The incident comes shortly after other fatal shark attacks worldwide.