Articolo tratto da The Sun e liberamente riassunto:
La notizia è stata riportata oggi, ma gli eventi pare risalgano a qualche giorno fa: una coppia di turisti inglesi, in vacanza a Sharm el Sheikh (Egitto), è stata testimone di un fatto inquietante.
La notizia è stata riportata oggi, ma gli eventi pare risalgano a qualche giorno fa: una coppia di turisti inglesi, in vacanza a Sharm el Sheikh (Egitto), è stata testimone di un fatto inquietante.
Durante la navigazione per raggiungere i luoghi di immersione, a poche centinaia di metri dalla costa, si sono imbattuti in uno squalo tigre che, in superficie, si stava cibando di qualcosa.
La barca si è avvicinata e l'equipaggio si è accorto con orrore che l'animale si stava cibando di un cadavere umano di sesso femminile.
Accese polemiche si sono scatenate in quanto la barca non ha recuperato il corpo ma ha proseguito, avvisando però le autorità.
La polizia ha provveduto a ripescare il cadavere, intimando però il silenzio ai testimoni, per non turbare nuovamente il turismo della località egiziana, già duramente provato dagli attacchi di squalo del dicembre scorso e dalla rivolta di qualche settimana fa. A quanto trapelato, la donna non sarebbe stata uccisa da uno squalo, ma presenterebbe altri tipi di ferite.
Rimane il mistero sull'identità della vittima: che sia la turista italiana scomparsa recentemente e ritrovata morta in mare? Se ne parla qui?
Di seguito l'articolo originale:
Don’t mention the Jaws
By SEAN HAMILTON
Published: Today
TWO Brits who saw a shark eating a human corpse off Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh resort were told to keep quiet - as it might hit tourism.
The pair watched in horror from their dive boat as the 16ft tiger shark tore at the body less than a third of a mile from the shore.
But the crew continued with the trip - not stopping to fish out the female corpse.
They told Richard King, 32, partner Laura Hooper, 29, and five other tourists not to speak out in the resort - blighted by shark attacks last year.
Police later recovered the body and began an inquiry.
Salesman Richard, of Swindon, told how the crew saw the shark soon after leaving Sharm Beach for a day's scuba-diving.
He said: "As we got closer, we clocked that it had been feeding on a human body.
"Laura ran into the boat in tears. We were asked by the crew not to say anything as it would be bad for tourism.
"We couldn't believe it when there were people swimming in the water the next day. There was no mention of sharks in the water or a dead body."
The crew completed the day's diving and took the pair home.
The couple cut their week's hols short due to the incident. Richard said: "Neither of us felt like getting in the water again."
A spokesman for their tour operator told The Sun the incident was reported as soon as the boat got back, and added: "It was not a shark attack that killed the person."
And last night the dive centre insisted they reported the body DURING the trip. A spokesman said: "A guide asked if they wished to proceed and they all said yes. The other guide phoned the authorities."
The resort's beaches were closed last year following shark attacks that killed a tourist and injured two others.
Don’t mention the Jaws
By SEAN HAMILTON
Published: Today
TWO Brits who saw a shark eating a human corpse off Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh resort were told to keep quiet - as it might hit tourism.
The pair watched in horror from their dive boat as the 16ft tiger shark tore at the body less than a third of a mile from the shore.
But the crew continued with the trip - not stopping to fish out the female corpse.
They told Richard King, 32, partner Laura Hooper, 29, and five other tourists not to speak out in the resort - blighted by shark attacks last year.
Police later recovered the body and began an inquiry.
Salesman Richard, of Swindon, told how the crew saw the shark soon after leaving Sharm Beach for a day's scuba-diving.
He said: "As we got closer, we clocked that it had been feeding on a human body.
"Laura ran into the boat in tears. We were asked by the crew not to say anything as it would be bad for tourism.
"We couldn't believe it when there were people swimming in the water the next day. There was no mention of sharks in the water or a dead body."
The crew completed the day's diving and took the pair home.
The couple cut their week's hols short due to the incident. Richard said: "Neither of us felt like getting in the water again."
A spokesman for their tour operator told The Sun the incident was reported as soon as the boat got back, and added: "It was not a shark attack that killed the person."
And last night the dive centre insisted they reported the body DURING the trip. A spokesman said: "A guide asked if they wished to proceed and they all said yes. The other guide phoned the authorities."
The resort's beaches were closed last year following shark attacks that killed a tourist and injured two others.
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