{"id":158246,"date":"2022-05-25T12:51:35","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T12:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=158246"},"modified":"2022-05-25T12:51:35","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T12:51:35","slug":"tourist-whose-body-was-ravaged-by-sharks-was-dead-before-he-was-eaten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/tourist-whose-body-was-ravaged-by-sharks-was-dead-before-he-was-eaten\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourist whose body was ravaged by sharks ‘was dead’ before he was eaten"},"content":{"rendered":"
A tourist whose body was ravaged by sharks was dead before he was eaten, a new study has revealed.<\/p>\n
According to a study prepared by a committee of environmental researchers from the Hurghada Environmental Protection and Conservation Association in the Red Sea and the Red Sea Protected areas, a shark that recently bit part of a dead Swiss diver's body in Egypt, was not the cause of his death.<\/p>\n
According to the committee, the death of the diver was instead caused by a diving accident.<\/p>\n
A tiger shark that appeared in the area of Elfenston Reefs in Marsa Alam was suspected of killing the diver.<\/p>\n
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However, a number of divers testified that the victim was already dead before the attack.<\/p>\n
One reported that he saw a tiger shark biting the body of the victim, adding that the shark cut off the right arm and part of the shoulder.<\/p>\n
Eyewitness reports claim the beast was between four and five metres long.<\/p>\n
The committee\u2019s report said that it was clear that the tiger shark was only checking to see if the diver was prey, but did not actually feed on him.<\/p>\n
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The shark would have bitten the corpse many times if it did want to feed, as a tiger shark can eat more than 40-50kgs in one meal, the report added.<\/p>\n
The committee said: \u201cThe death was the result of a diving accident, and that the incident did not go beyond a tiger shark tasting the corpse by biting part of the victim, and most likely spitted it out, meaning that the attack was not for the purpose of feeding, and therefore [the shark\u2019s] behaviour was normal.\u201d<\/p>\n