Saturday 22/November/2025 – 11:54 PM
Cairo 24 continues to publish the husband’s statements Austrian tourist A victim of a shark attack in the Sahl Hasheesh area, in the Red Sea Governorate.
The North Cairo Court of Appeal had previously ruled to compensate the heirs of the Austrian tourist, victim of a shark attack in Sahl Hasheesh, with an amount of one million pounds as civil compensation for what their heir was exposed to during the incident.
The details of the incident date back to July 2022, when the Austrian tourist was subjected to a fierce attack by a shark, which resulted in cuts to her right hand and right foot. Despite the horrific injuries, she resisted and was able to swim until she approached the shore.
The husband of the Austrian tourist, a victim of a shark attack in Sahl Hasheesh: I heard her screaming and saying, “Dry
The husband of the Austrian tourist told the investigating authorities: The accident occurred on July 1, 2022, at approximately 5:30 p.m., at the wooden marina on the beach of the Gravity Hotel and the owners of the residential units of Sun Gate Village in Sahl Hasheesh. My wife and I were snorkeling in the sea.
The husband of the Austrian tourist, the victim of a shark attack in Sahl Hasheesh, added: When I found the rescuer whistling hysterically, I took my eyes off my mirror and preferred to focus on her until I found blood around her. When we took her out of the water, there were a lot of people around her, and someone was giving her artificial respiration and was exchanging with others so that the operation would continue, and they were telling me that there was a pulse.
He continued: The ambulance arrived after about 45 minutes, and during its transfer, the paramedics were performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and the doctors in the hospital were giving her cardiopulmonary resuscitation and giving her adrenaline, and then the doctor consulted me and said that she died about 10 minutes after we arrived.
He explained: She was in the water, and when the rescuer kept whistling hysterically, I looked towards her and found her back to the hotel and someone next to me tried to throw her a rope, but it didn’t reach her because the distance was far, and I heard her saying my arm in German, and they tried to throw the rope to her, but it wouldn’t reach her.
The husband of the Austrian tourist, the victim of a shark attack in Sahl Hasheesh, said: I don’t know what they are supposed to do in situations like this, but they were hysterical in whistling, and she sat in the water alone for minutes, unable to do anything, and there was a lifeguard standing there.
