THIS is the moment a vicious moray eel is captured after attacking a tourist at a Brit holiday hot spot.
Vacationers have been warned about the dangers of swimming in the Red Sea following the shocking seaside savaging.
Dramatic footage shows a lifeguard wrangling the huge eel out of the surf and into a bag to protect other swimmers.
Holidaymakers look on in horror at what was lurking beneath the waves.
Reports say it was later released into the sea far from tourist beaches.
The slippery beast had taken a bite out of the leg of a Russian swimmer moments earlier at an Egyptian resort in Hurghada.
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The tourist was rushed to hospital in agonising pain.
It’s understood the swimmer was near the shoreline at the plush Beach Albatros Hotel when the attack came.
The victim’s condition has not been reported.
Such aggression from a giant moray eel is seen as exceptionally unusual.
The open-mouthed creatures with sharp teeth normally inhabit holes in coral reefs or wreck sites – not popular beaches.
The eels – which can be between 5 feet and 10 feet in length – are shy and usually only attack when provoked.
Divers and snorkelers routinely swim past them without incident.
Moray eel bites are known to be extremely painful, often leaving ragged wounds.
In some cases, toxins present in the eel’s blood can cause severe inflammation, abscesses and ulcers if they enter the wound.
It comes after a tourist died on a ski lift after the chair suddenly slid 230ft backwards and collided with the seat behind – trapping his wife.
The 34-year-old man from Germany fell from the lift and was pronounced dead at the scene.
His wife, 30, was left stranded in the broken chair for hours after witnessing the horror incident unfold.
The fatal accident happened at the Savin Kuk resort, near the mountain town of Žabljak, in Montenegro.
Local officials said a double chair came loose and slid along the cable before it smashed into the chair behind, trapping victims for hours.
Emergency services were called to the scene and the lift was immediately closed off as investigations began.
At least three other tourists were stuck in their chairs for several hours before rescue teams managed to prise them from the machinery safely.
The victim’s wife sustained injuries from the crash.
An official cause has not yet been identified, with authorities saying a full technical examination will be carried out.