A Russian man has died after being mauled by a shark off one of Egypt's Red Sea resorts, Egyptian and Russian authorities said.
埃及和俄罗斯当局称,一名俄罗斯男子在埃及红海度假胜地被鲨鱼咬伤后死亡。
The man died after being attacked by a tiger shark in the waters near the city of Hurghada, Egypt's Environment Ministry said.
埃及环境部表示,这名男子在赫尔格达市附近水域被虎鲨袭击后死亡。
Authorities closed off a 74-kilometre (46-mile) stretch of the coastline, announcing it will remain off limits until Sunday.
当局封锁了74公里(46英里)长的海岸线,宣布直到周日才会开放。
The ministry later said it had caught the shark and was examining it in a laboratory to try to determine the reasons for the rare attack.
该部门后来表示,已经捕获了这条鲨鱼,并正在实验室对其进行检查,试图确定这次罕见袭击的原因。
The Russian Consulate in Hurghada identified the man as a Russian citizen but did not give his name.
俄罗斯驻赫尔格达领事馆确认这名男子是俄罗斯公民,但没有透露他的姓名。
-mauled : 袭击、猛攻
-shark : 鲨鱼
-Red Sea : 红海
-resort : 度假胜地
-Environment Ministry : 环境部门
-tiger shark : 虎鲨
-off limits : 禁止进入、关闭
-laboratory : 实验室
-rare attack : 罕见袭击
-Russian Consulate : 俄罗斯领事馆
-citizen : 公民