Two tourists killed as one has arm ripped off by shark & another drowns after being swept away from dive group

TWO tourists have died after being swept away by strong undercurrents while scuba diving – with one thought to have drowned and the other attacked by sharks.

Two other tourists were able to swim back safely to their dive boat on Thursday off Verde Island, south of Manila, the Philippines.

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One tourist is thought to have been attacked by sharks[/caption]

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The scene at the same spot moments before the attack[/caption]

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The pair of tourists plunged into a popular diving spot off the idyllic Verde Island[/caption]

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Two Russian divers were killed in a horror shark attack in the Philippines[/caption]

The four Russian tourists travelled via boat off Verde Island with a Filipino dive instructor.

During the dive, the five were horrifically swept away by the strong undercurrents, a Philippine coat guard said on Friday.

Philippine coast guard provincial commander Capt. Airland Lapitan said: “The other Russian diver was found while being attacked by sharks. His right arm, unfortunately, had been severed and the sharks were moving around him.

“They somehow managed to pull him away.”

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