Surfer killed in shark attack off Australian coast
15:35, 16 July 2012
CANBERRA. July 16. KAZINFORMA surfer was killed Saturday in a shark attack off the coast of Australia, at least the fifth such attack in less than a year, CNN reported.
The man had been surfing just south of Wedge Island in Western Australia when he was taken by what is believed to be a great white, the Department of Fisheries said in a statement.
The identity and age of the victim were not immediately released. Authorities were still searching for his remains.
"When last seen the shark was heading offshore, but we have placed baited lines in the water near the attack site, in an attempt to catch the shark should it return to the location or pose a threat in the area," said Tony Cappelluti, spokesman for the department's Shark Response Unit.
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