Map shows where sharks have savaged swimmers in the Red Sea trends now
Over twenty miles of picturesque beaches and luxury hotels make the Egyptian coast an attractive and relaxing holiday destination for tourists from all over the world.
But holidaymakers in one Red Sea coastal resort in Hurghada, Egypt, were violently disturbed this week by the blood-curdling screams of a 23-year-old shouting 'Papa! Help me!'.
Russian tourist Vladimir Popov, 23, was circled and viciously dragged under the water and killed by a tiger shark as his horrified father watched the water turn red with blood.
But how dangerous is a holiday to the Egyptian coast, and how many people have been attacked by sharks in the Red Sea?
The map below by MailOnline shows the Red Sea's shark attack hotspots over the past 50 years.
Russian tourist Vladimir Popov, 23, was circled and viciously dragged under the water and killed by a tiger shark
Florida Museum data shows sixteen non-fatal and fatal shark attacks have been recorded in the Red Sea since 1975.
There have been seven fatal attacks since 2004, and eight non-fatal attacks along the coast since 1974, according to the data.
The majority of attacks were by oceanic whitetip sharks, which can grow up to 11 feet long and live for 25 years.
But in the last year, the tiger shark has attacked three people including Mr Popov, a 40-year-old Romanian woman and a 68-year-old German woman.
Elisabeth Sauer, 68, was mauled to death by a tiger shark in July 2022 while swimming in the sea near Hurghada, Egypt.
And a 40-year-old Romanian woman was also killed by a tiger shark just 650ft away from Mrs Sauer on the same day - with her badly disfigured remains found on a neraby reef.
Elisabeth Sauer, 68, was mauled to death by a tiger shark in July 2022 while swimming in the sea off the coast of Hurghada, Egypt
Mrs Sauer lost an arm and a leg in the attack that was caught on film, as onlookers tried to distract the shark and get her to safety.
She reached the shore with the help of a flipper, but died a short time later.
In this week's attack, video shows the man desperately shouting 'Papa, Papa' as the predator hunted him in the water, circling him before launching the attack.
The man can be seen desperately trying to swim towards the shore, but appears to be
