The worst tragedy a parent can experience is watching a child die. To such tremendous pain let’s add the fact that that son tragically died with no parent doing anything to save him.

The desperate cries of pleas – “Dad, dad, save me” – Yuri Popov, a native of Russia, will never forget.

Popov and his son were on a beach in Egypt, where the 23-year-old was unexpectedly attacked by a shark.

He had no time for anything. People who were bathing in the tourist center of Hurghada managed to get to safety. Others shouted to Vladimir, Popov’s son, to try to get away from the shark, to try to swim to escape from that shark’s stalking.

“Nothing Far, Nothing Far! Fast! A Shark!” Witnesses shouted at Vladimir, according to several media outlets.

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Vladimir could not swim. The attack was swift and vicious. In front of the helpless gaze of Yuri Popov and other tourists, the boy was mutilated with his teeth, Daily Mail reported.

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Popov is devastated. He finds no answers in the midst of this pain. What they planned to have a good time as a family ended in drama.

“We went to the beach to relax,” Popov told the 112 news outlet, the Daily Mail.

“My son was attacked by a shark, it all happened in a matter of seconds,” he said as he relived the painful images in his head.

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The tourists, and Vladimir’s father himself, “watched in horror from the shore as the shark wounded him before dragging him under the water”.

Some scenes were shot and, as the press described, Vladimir wanted to escape from the shark, but this prevented him.

“Dad, Dad, save me,” the young man yelled. Some people told the media that Anastasia, Vladimir’s girlfriend, could swim away.

A group of men boarded some boats to capture and sacrifice the shark, Antena 3 reported. They beat it with spades, according to the Daily Mail.

The British publication noted that “it took a long time to find and land the body” (…) “The shark dragged the body, Vladimir, for two hours. I dragged it under water constantly.”

Vladimir shared with his father in Egypt. The family had bought a property at the British Resort in Hurghada, the reports quoted in the Daily Mail said.

The idea of ​​going to the beach was to enjoy. Today Popov describes Hurghada as a ‘bad destination’.

The authorities, in light of this tragedy recorded on June 9, 2023, closed the passage to the beach for two days, reported Antena 3.

Yuri Popov does not understand how life changed for him in about 20 minutes. He said: ‘This is an absolutely ridiculous coincidence as it is a safe beach. There are boats and yachts nearby. It has never happened there. They usually attack on wild beaches. It’s just some kind of evil fate.”