A woman lost her life following a shark attack in the Atlantic Ocean, located between Spain’s Canary Islands and West Africa. The 30-year-old woman, whose identity remains undisclosed, was serving as a crew member aboard the British catamaran,

A German tourist died Monday after being severely attacked by a shark while swimming in the ocean near the Canary Islands. The 30-year-old woman lost a leg from the bite and died while she was aboard a Spanish rescue helicopter,

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.