a german tourist has been killed by a shark after having his leg bitten at an egyptian beauty spot that is a popular destination for british holidaymakers the attack happened at a resort on egypt's red sea, and police have revealed it is the first fatal shark attack in the region since 2010 the 52 year old man's body has been moved to a local hospital after the attack yesterday scroll down for video  a shark attacked and killed a 52 year old german tourist off al qusayr in egypt (library photo) officials are conducting an investigation into the attack, which saw the man's leg bitten off at the knee state news agency al ahram report that the tourist was swimming with his wife when the attack happened an official from the german embassy in cairo says they received reports that a german citizen died in the area but are not aware of the cause of death it was the first fatal shark attack in egypt since a string of maulings in 2010 that left a german woman dead and three russian tourists wounded in another red sea resort the attack happened just off al qusayr, at a popular spot for tourists swimming  the shark attack is the first reported incident in five years, since one german woman was killed back in 2010  in 2010, the german pensioner was mauled to death as she snorkelled in relatively shallow waters around the resort, which is famed for its scuba diving sites she died just a day after egyptian authorities lifted a 48 hour ban prompted by four other savage shark attacks one victim lost a hand and another lost a leg the red sea is home to several species of shark, but the type believed to have been behind the 2010 attacks was the oceanic whitetip common to the region a red flag serving as a warning of shark sightings will be fluttering over red sea resorts following the death  the attacks in 2010 forced the government to close off a stretch of beach in the sharm el sheikh resort for a week in 2009, a shark killed a french woman off another resort close to where the german tourist was attacked on sunday
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german man, 52, had his leg bitten off at the knee at red sea resort . first report of death by shark since german woman killed in 2010 . egyptian officials confirm death but say they are 'unaware of the cause'