MADRID - A German woman died after she was attacked by a shark while swimming beside her catamaran in high seas between Spain's Canary Islands and West Africa, a police spokesperson said on Wednesday.

A German woman who initially survived a shark attack that ripped off her leg has died in a hospital, according to CNN. The attack occurred on Monday 319 miles south-southwest of Gran Canaria, one of the Canary Islands—a Spanish archipelago close to the northwest coast of Africa.

The German woman was traveling as a crew member on the Dalliance Chichester catamaran A German woman died after she was attacked by a shark in the Atlantic Ocean between Spain's Canary Islands and West Africa on Monday,

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 has been killed by a shark during a catamaran trip 500 kilometers off the Canary Islands. The 30-year-old jumped into the water to swim when the predator attacked on Monday. The woman lost a leg and died in the helicopter on the way to Gran Canaria.