A Russian man was fatally mauled by a tiger

Russian Man Dies After Being Mauled by Tiger Shark in Rare Attack Near Egyptian Red Sea Resort

Officials in Egypt said they captured the shark responsible and will try and determine a reason for the attack

A Russian man was fatally mauled by a tiger shark off the coast of Egypt, authorities said.

HUMAN INTEREST Russian Man Dies After Being Mauled by Tiger Shark in Rare Attack Near Egyptian Red Sea Resort

Officials In Egypt said they captured the shark responsible and will try and determine a reason for the attack

The Victim, who was identified by Russian news agency TASS as a Russian man born in 1999 who lived in Egypt full-time, was swimming in the Red Sea near a resort in the city of Hurghada when the attack occurred on Thursday, according to The Guardian and Reuters.

Egypt's Environment Ministry later posted on Facebook that a tiger shark was responsible for the attack and had been captured, per Reuters.

A picture circulating online purportedly shows the moment the man was attacked. In the video, horrified beachgoers looked on and could be heard screaming, as rescuers attempted to save him,

As A result of the attack, authorities closed a 46-mile stretch of coastline through Sunday, per the Associated Press. Egypt's Environment Ministry said it would try and determine a reason for the attack.

In a message, the Russian consulate in Hurghada urged tourists to stay vigilant in the water and to follow any local bans on swimming, per The Guardian.