Waihī Beach fatal shark attack: Expert urges caution for beach-goers
8 Jan, 2021 08:40 PM
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A shark expert is urging caution for beachgoers after a suspected shark attack at Waihī beach earlier this week.
Nineteen-year-old Kaelah Marlow died on Thursday after reports she had been injured in the water. If confirmed as a shark attack, Marlow would be the first shark fatality nationally since 2013.
A post-mortem was carried out yesterday, but it is yet to be confirmed whether a shark was behind the attack.
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Clinton Duffy, a marine scientist at the Department of Conservation, said many people had the mistaken perception that sharks were uncommon in New Zealand.
Fatal shark attack victim named as 19-year-old Hamilton woman Fri, 8 Jan 2021, 8:02PM
Police have released the name of the woman who died after the attack yesterday. Photo / Supplied
Fatal shark attack victim named as 19-year-old Hamilton woman Fri, 8 Jan 2021, 8:02PM
Police have named the victim who died in the shark attack at Waihī Beach as 19-year-old Kaelah Marlow.
It is understood she was dragged from the water alive after the attack and paramedics administered CPR on the beach to no avail. Police extend our deepest sympathies to Kaelah s family and loved ones at this very difficult time, police said in a statement.
Waihī Beach fatal shark attack: Extreme grief after Hamilton woman Kaelah Marlow killed
8 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Police last night named the victim as Kaelah Marlow, 19, from Hamilton.
Marlow moved to New Zealand five years ago with her parents, Robert and Michelle, and 17-year-old sister Georgia, her aunt Kylie French told the West Australian. I m just in shock, everyone is just in shock. We can t get over there, Mum can t get over there, she said.
Advertisement You hear about shark attacks, but never in a million years you think it ll be someone you know. She was obviously out with her friends having a great time. She was a lovely girl, a fun girl, always bubbly, into anything.