Summary of Tourist dies after losing her leg in shark attack off Canary Islands
Summary 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.
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The German tourist was sailing in a British catamaran in the Atlantic when the shark struck.
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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.