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German tourist dies after shark attack off Canary Islands: coastguard

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A German tourist died after being bitten by a shark on Monday while sailing off Spain’s Canary Islands, the coastguard said.

The 30-year-old woman lost a leg in the attack southwest of Gran Canaria and died of a heart attack later while being transported in a Spanish rescue helicopter, the coastguard told AFP.

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Agence France-Presse (AFP) is a French international news agency headquartered in Paris, France. Founded in 1835 as Havas, it is the world's oldest news agency.

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