Surfer killed in shark attack near Coffs Harbour

Written by:
Hans Kruit, 30 November 2013

A teenage surfer died after he was attacked by a shark while body boarding with mates at Campbells Beach near Coffs Harbour on the NSW north coast on Saturday.

Zac Young, 18, was surfing with three friends about 100 metres off shore at Riecks Point, at a break known as The Well, when he was bitten on the legs by a shark.

His friends managed to pull him to shore and started CPR.
"His mates struggled with the shark for a short time. Then the shark has let go and friends then courageously managed to get him to shore."

Last year, there were two shark attack fatalities in Australia, according to Taronga Zoo’s Australian Shark Attack File. Great white sharks were involved in eight out of 14 incidents of unprovoked attack.


Hans
source: The Herald

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