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May 18, 2021 Share
SYDNEY A surfer was killed by a shark on Tuesday off the Australian east coast, police said.
The man, aged in his 50s, had been surfing off Forster, 220 kilometers (137 miles) north of Sydney, when he was attacked late in the morning, a police statement said.
Onlookers pulled the man from the water suffering critical injuries to his upper right thigh, police said.
The Ambulance Service said the man could not be resuscitated despite the best efforts of paramedics and bystanders at the scene.
Forster beaches have been closed.
Police said they were working with government authorities to identify the species of shark.
A surfer has been killed by a shark on Tuesday off the Australian east coast.
The man, aged in his 50s, had been surfing off Forster, 137 miles north of Sydney, when he was attacked late in the morning, a police statement said.
Onlookers pulled the man from the water suffering critical injuries to his upper right thigh, police said.
The Ambulance Service said the man could not be resuscitated despite the best efforts of paramedics and bystanders at the scene.
Forster’s beaches have been closed.
People walk along a beach in Tuncurry, Australia (Australian Broadcasting Corporation via AP)
Police said they were working with government authorities to identify the species of shark.