A German tourist has died after a shark bit off her leg in the Atlantic south of the Canary Islands. Spanish authorities dispatched an air force helicopter to rescue the woman but she died while on board the aircraft as it headed northward towards one of the archipelago’s hospitals.

Well, this is sadly the case for an Australian woman, who was believed to have been eaten whole by a 13-foot shark without anyone noticing as she was out for swim.

A German tourist died this week after losing her leg in a horrific, rare shark attack near the Canary Islands; the Spanish archipelago off the northwest coast of Africa known for being a popular year-round travel destination.

A woman lost her life following a shark attack in the Atlantic Ocean, located between Spain’s Canary Islands and West Africa. The 30-year-old woman, whose identity remains undisclosed, was serving as a crew member aboard the British catamaran,

A German woman who initially survived a shark attack that ripped off her leg has died in a hospital, according to CNN. The attack occurred on Monday 319 miles south-southwest of Gran Canaria, one of the Canary Islands—a Spanish archipelago close to the northwest coast of Africa.

The German woman was traveling as a crew member on the Dalliance Chichester catamaran A German woman died after she was attacked by a shark in the Atlantic Ocean between Spain's Canary Islands and West Africa on Monday,

The 31-year-old woman lost her leg in the attack and suffered a heart attack in hospital. A German woman has died after a shark attack in the Atlantic Ocean near the Canary Islands, a popular British holiday destination.

A woman has died after losing a leg in a shark attack in international waters near Gran Canaria, according to reports.