A man in Israel died behind him Attacked by sharksPolice and the victim’s wife said after swimming Wednesday in an area that attracted dozens of ocean predators and curious beaches.
After a two-day search, police said the remains found at the scene of the attack on the country’s Mediterranean coast matched the man’s body. Israeli media identified him as a man in his 40s and a man of four children.
The endangered bleak and sandbank sharks have been swimming nearby for many years, attracting onlookers to approach the sharks and attracting requests from authorities from conservation groups to get authorities to separate people from wildlife.
In recent days, the water has attracted a large number of people who are swimming by sharks. Some people pulled their tails and threw the food away. Authorities condemned the behavior and issued a warning not to approach the shark. Swimming is prohibited on the beach, but anyway, the bather enters the water.
Israeli media has played several videos in recent days showing sharks swimming near bathers, including children. A video appears to show a swimmer being attacked.
In a Facebook post, a woman identified by Israeli media as Tzach’s wife said he had entered the water with snorkeling gear and underwater cameras. She said this was not the first time he was swimming in the ocean.
“Barak went into the water to dive and record sharks, rather than feeding them or playing with them,” Sarit Tzach wrote. She said the fisherman who was with her husband said he did not touch or feed them.
She said he “glowly distanced them” with the stick holding the camera as the shark approached. Sarit Tzach wrote that the fisherman then called Tzach back to shore and as he slowly returned, he was attacked.
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It was just the third recorded shark attack in Israel, said Yigael Ben-Ari, a Marine Ranger of the Israeli Natural and Parks Service. He said a man was killed in an attack in the 1940s.
Police and rescue teams conducted a two-day search after the attack, saying they were continuing to search for the remains. Israeli authorities also closed the beach after the attack.
Doron Elmashali, commander of the fire and rescue department involved in the operation, said the search used underwater cameras.
Israelis flocked to the beach during a week’s holiday, sharing waters with twelve or more sharks.
A dim shark can grow to 13 feet and weigh about 750 pounds. Sandbank sharks are smaller and grow about 8 feet and 220 pounds.
A video shared by Israeli media shows a shark swimming in deep water on his thighs.
“What a huge shark!” exclaimed the man who photographed the man as he approached him. “Wow! He is walking towards us!”
“Don’t move!” he begged a boy standing nearby, and he replied, “I’m leaving.”
The man then asked, “What, are you afraid of sharks?”
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Shark attacks, especially deadly attacks – A sharp decline According to the latest report from the International Shark Attack Document, last year it has been around the world
The researchers said that among 88 so-called shark-human interactions, they surveyed last year and confirmed 71 bites. The report subdivides these incidents into unreasonable and provocative bites, with 47 and 24 respectively. The study said seven of the attacks were deadly, including four unprovoked attacks.
France-Pars-Pars contributed to this report.
