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A swimmer is missing following an extremely rare shark attack off the coast of northern Israel on Monday.<\/p>\n

It happened in the sea at Hadera, about 40km (25 miles) north of Tel Aviv.<\/p>\n

The incident was witnessed by people on Olga Beach, who can be heard yelling in shock in footage posted on social media.<\/p>\n

Sharks are known to gather there where warm water is discharged by a local power plant, and especially at this time of year, but they are usually harmless.<\/p>\n

There have been no recorded fatal shark attacks in waters off Israel since the country was founded in 1948.<\/p>\n

Police have closed the beach and a search is under way for the missing man.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In video shared online, a man can be seen at a distance of what appears to be a few hundred feet out to sea. He is seen flailing around as people on the beach shout that he is being attacked.<\/p>\n

“I was in the water, I saw blood and there were screams,” a witness, Eliya Motai, told Ynet news site.<\/p>\n

“I was a few meters from shore,” he said. “It’s terrifying. We were here yesterday and saw the sharks circling us.”<\/p>\n

Dusky and sanbar sharks are known to cluster in the area, which is dominated by the Orot Rabin power station, the largest in Israel.<\/p>\n

They are attracted by the water warmed up by the plant and by fish which are carried down there from a nearby stream.<\/p>\n

Monday’s incident is only the fourth documented shark attack in Israel’s history, according to YNet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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