A German tourist died after a severe injury occurred just outside Spain’s Canary Islands. A 30-year-old was swimming next to a British-flagged catamaran on Monday when a shark attacked her and took her leg.

A German tourist has died after a shark bit off her leg in the Atlantic south of the Canary Islands, the first death caused by a shark attack in the waters around the islands in history.

The British man has died in Fuerteventura on the Canary Islands while on holiday with his mum. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development office say they are supporting the family

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,

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.