Spanish coastguards scrambled to help the stricken tourists, who got into difficulty at high sea around 60 miles north of Tenerife in a vessel called Green Power, which has a Panama flag

A German woman was travelling on a UK-flagged catamaran when the incident happened, according to Spain’s rescue service, who spoke out over the tragedy.

The men, who were suffering from dehydration, were found by Spanish authorities around 60 miles north of Tenerife after spending four days at sea.

They were found 60 miles north of Tenerife.

A woman has died after having her leg ripped off by shark during a pleasure cruise off the coast of the Canary Islands.

The 30-year-old was attacked some 500 kilometers off the coast of Gran Canaria. She lost a leg in the attack and suffered a heart attack before a Spanish rescure helicopter could get her to hospital.

A woman has died after being attacked by a shark on a British-flagged catamaran as she was rushed to a hospital in the Canary Islands.

The 30 year old woman, from Germany, was pronounced dead in a Spanish Air Force helicopter as she was being evacuated to a hospital in Gran Canaria

Spanish Coastguards are said to have informed their Moroccan counterparts as well as UK coastguards because of the origin of the catamaran.

The woman, a 30-year-old German national, is said to have had her leg bitten off by the shark as she was on a catamaran in international waters 278 miles south-west of Gran Canaria’s airport