Four Russian tourists who went missing on a dive tour in the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt have been found alive, as reported by the state news agency MENA.

The four disappeared off the coast of Marsa Alam, about 800km south of Egyptian capital of Cairo, and is known amongst divers to be one of the world’s top dive sites.

One of the fortunate divers who became separated from the group managed to swim 20 kilometers to shore and alert authorities who began a search and rescue operation for the other three missing divers.

The other three were eventually found and taken to hospital.

The diver who swam to 20 kilometers to shore, Vitaly Ivanov, who was separated from the other three divers overnight after being swept away by strong currents in the shark-infested waters.

The four divers were among a party of six who went diving together, when they become separated and only two divers resurfaced.

The waters around the island are considered to be a top dive location because of the variety of marine life including hammerheads and whitetips, but the area can be dangerous due to the strong currents.

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