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Sailor killed by shark south of the Canary Islands

» Updated: 24 September 2024, 21:59

» Published: 17 September 2024

Sailor killed by shark south of the Canary Islands
Photo: Tony Ludovico/AP/TT

A German woman has died after being attacked by a shark in the Atlantic, 270 nautical miles southwest of the Canary Islands.

The woman, in her 30s, was on a sailing trip from Gran Canaria when the shark bit her in one leg.

According to the Spanish coastguard, she died of a heart attack in a rescue helicopter on the way to land.

The shark attack is described by Canarias7 as very rare, according to the newspaper, it has never been previously registered as a fatal shark attack in modern times.

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