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 30-year-old tourist from Germany visiting the Canary Islands died after she was attacked by a shark while swimming next to her catamaran.

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.