The tourist was swimming close to a pontoon around 150 metres from the beach in the capital Noumea when the shark attacked, biting him several times theSun theSundaily shark attack tourist Noumea Australia injury death WorldNews
: A shark killed a 59-year-old Australian tourist on Sunday near a crowded beach in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia, authorities said.
Two people sailing their boat nearby rushed him back to the beach, where emergency services tried to save him. The man had major bite wounds in his leg and both arms, local prosecutor Yves Dupas told AFP.Many people were in the water at the time and witnessed the incident at the Chateau-Royal beach just south of Noumea.Noumea’s mayor, Sonia Lagarde, ordered the closure of most beaches in the area and the capture of tiger sharks and bull sharks in nearby waters.
The prosecutor said an investigation would shed more light on the circumstances of the attack, which happened inside the zone watched over by lifeguards.
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