Shark assault horror: Terrified crowd watch helplessly as swimmer is mauled within the sea and feared useless off Israel

A diver is lacking and feared useless after being mauled by means of a shark in Israel. 

Footage posted on social media presentations a diver flailing within the water off the coast of Hadera on Monday.

Other pictures confirmed beach-goers, together with kids, status within the water and marvelling at sharks as they swam round their legs simply moments prior to the diver used to be attacked.

Horror video of the incident then confirmed the diver additional out at sea thrashing round throughout the bloody assault because the water briefly grew to become purple. 

An eyewitness advised Channel 12 News: ‘I noticed the diver within the depths of the water, he shouted, ‘I’m bitten, I’m bitten’ and waved his arms within the air. After a couple of mins, sharks bit him – and abruptly he disappeared.’ 

Shark assaults within the Mediterranean are extraordinarily uncommon, with 50 recorded since 1900, and simplest 11 deadly.

The Hadera Municipality Coastal Department stated it used to be ‘undertaking searches by means of jet ski to find the diver and can proceed to replace as tendencies happen. 

‘We urge the general public touring within the space to keep away from coming into the water and phone with the sharks,’ it added.

Footage captured the diver thrashing round within the water because the shark attacked them

Children had been observed status within the water as sharks swam round their legs

A decision used to be won by means of Magen David Adom’s 101 dispatch middle within the Sharon area at round 3:02pm to an incident at Olga Beach. 

Police and rescue staff were deployed to the scene, with the police pronouncing in a commentary that no casualties had but been situated. 

Israel Police stated: ‘A little while in the past, officials from the Hadera Police Station and the Maritime Police had been dispatched to the Hadera circulation following experiences from voters who claimed they noticed a shark attacking a diver within the water. 

‘Forces are en path, however no casualties were situated up to now.’

Footage uploaded to social media has additionally proven helicopters scanning the waters for the lacking diver. 

Following the incident, the police have closed the sea coast to swimmers till additional understand.

The Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel has reacted to the shark assault by means of pronouncing it referred to as at the state 4 years in the past to keep an eye on behaviour in waters sharks seek advice from.

It stated: ‘Every wintry weather, a singular phenomenon happens in Israel wherein sharks and rays accumulate on the outlet of the nice and cozy waters of the ability stations.

‘In the case of any such attention-grabbing and public-attracting phenomenon, it might be suitable to take conservation and protection measures for the general public, however through the years, chaos has advanced within the space.’

‘I began recording and noticed they had been sharks. They were given inside 164 to 328feet of the coastline, which led to panic amongst swimmers. 

‘Still, some attempted to means them in spite of the lifeguard’s transparent orders to get out of the water. The sharks moved from south to north, did a form of “dance”, and sooner or later disappeared.’

Footage uploaded to social media has additionally proven helicopters scanning the waters for the lacking diver

The Hadera Municipality Coastal Department stated it used to be ‘undertaking searches by means of jet ski to find the diver and can proceed to replace as tendencies happen 

It comes after a vacationer used to be killed in a shark assault at a well-liked Red Sea vacation lodge in Egypt in December.

The injured guy used to be taken to health center in Port Ghalib, round 30 miles north of Marsa Alam, the Egyptian ministry stated on the time.

The ministry stated the assault passed off in deep water out of doors the designated swimming zone close to the jetties in northern Marsa Alam, including that swimming out from the jetties used to be prohibited and the jetties could be closed for 2 days.

An EU professional used to be additionally mauled to dying by means of a shark at a luxurious Egyptian lodge final yr.

Gianluca Di Gioia, 48, from Rome, have been snorkeling at a sea coast situated in entrance of the glamorous Red Sea Sataya Resort at the coast of Marsa Alam, prior to the assault.

The vacationer, who labored on the European External Action Service, the diplomatic carrier of the European Union, used to be within the sea along his buddy Giuseppe Fappani, 69, as they celebrated Di Gioia’s birthday.

But the commute took a horrific flip when the pair had been approached by means of a tiger shark within the Egyptian waters, whilst they swam simply 50metres from the sea coast in a space the place the lodge’s jetty lets in vacationers to get right of entry to past the coral reef. 

In 2023, a Russian guy used to be heard screaming ‘papa’ as he used to be mauled to dying by means of a shark within the Egyptian lodge of Hurghada.

Tourists watched in horror from the shore because the beast wounded the person prior to dragging him underneath the water. His distraught female friend controlled to flee.

The vacationer – believed to be 23 – used to be on a protracted keep in Egypt. He used to be named in Russia by means of Baza information outlet as Vladimir Popov, and had moved to the lodge along with his father.

His father watched the deadly assault in horror, which used to be additionally filmed from the shore.