New Zealand man killed in shark attack, first in 35 years

February 27, 2013 13:22

A New Zealand man was killed in a rare shark attack at a popular tourist beach, with police forced to shoot at the predator from a boat to retrieve the victim's body, officials said.

The attack took place at Muriwai Beach, 40 kilometres west of Auckland at about 1:30 pm (NZ time) today, police said, and is the first confirmed shark fatality in the country for more than 35 years. The victim was a 47-year-old man, who witnesses said was a local who had been swimming about 100 metres offshore when he was attacked.

They reported seeing a huge patch of blood in the water and said swimmers, including a large group of students on an excursion to the beach, scrambled for shore as the cry of "shark" went up.

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