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Four missing after Red Sea dive | Four missing after Red Sea dive |
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A search is under way for four divers missing since Saturday in the shark-infested waters of the Red Sea, Egyptian officials have said. | A search is under way for four divers missing since Saturday in the shark-infested waters of the Red Sea, Egyptian officials have said. |
The divers became separated from their boat due to bad weather, police said. The alarm was raised after a fellow diver managed to swim ashore. | |
Two of the missing are Russian, one is Dutch. The other is an Egyptian guide. | Two of the missing are Russian, one is Dutch. The other is an Egyptian guide. |
They were diving at a coral reef 25km (15 miles) from the resort town of Marsa Allam, the Mena news agency said. | |
A search plane and several boats have been sent to search for the missing divers, the head of security for Egypt's Red Sea province said. | A search plane and several boats have been sent to search for the missing divers, the head of security for Egypt's Red Sea province said. |
The Red Sea's coral reefs and numerous sharks are popular with divers from around the world. | The Red Sea's coral reefs and numerous sharks are popular with divers from around the world. |
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