A 10-foot great white shark has attacked and killed a 60-year-old surfer off the coast of Australia, police have said
The shark was sighted on a number of occasions, police say, as nearby beaches were cleared of swimmers and surfers
Stuart Gonsal, who lives in Kingscliff, had just arrived at the beach to go for a surf when he found out about the horrific attack. "We came down and we hadn't got in the water and police were immediately hauling people in," he told ABC radio."We were going to get in, we're not going to now for sure."
Paramedic Terry Savage said the man's injuries were"significant" and the scene was"very confronting".He said the two men who fought off the shark and helped the man to the beach were"amazing".Police said they are trying to formally identify the man and are still trying to contact his family.In January, a diver was killed near Esperance off Western Australia's coast.
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