German woman dies after shark attack near Canary Islands

A woman has died following a shark attack in the Atlantic Ocean near the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago off the northwest coast of Africa.

She was transferred by helicopter to a hospital on the Canary island of Gran Canaria, where she died, the spokesperson added.

She was traveling on board a catamaran that sailed from the city of Las Palmas on Gran Canaria on Saturday, according to the reports.

Reuters reports that the woman was swimming beside the catamaran at the time of the attack.

Shark attacks near the Canary Islands are rare, according to the Florida Museum of Natural History’s International Shark Attack File, with only six confirmed incidents on record.

The Canary Islands have long been a popular holiday destination, thanks to their temperate year-round climate.