A 35-year-old British man has been named in reports as the swimmer who was killed in a shark attack off an Australian beach this week.
A witness, Kris Linto, said the swimmer was in the water when the shark"came and attacked him vertically."
Members of the public are seen in the water at Clovelly Beach in Sydney, Thursday, February 17, 2022. "We heard a yell and then turned around, it looked like a car just landed in the water, big splash," he told Nine News TV.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP According to researchers with the International Shark Attack File, Australia last year led the world with three unprovoked shark-related deaths, followed by New Caledonia with two. The United States, Brazil, New Zealand and South Africa each had a single unprovoked fatal shark attack. There were a total of 11.Bradford Betz is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to
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