'They put themselves at significant personal risk and we will be recognising those two gentlemen at a later stage for their heroic actions.'. It's an awful thing to be accused of': Brexit campaigner Darren Grimes says he's a... Donald Trump wants Queen to grant 1,000-year lease on US ambassador's Regent's Park mansion with sprawling... Queen's Balmoral estate gift shop stops selling Prince Andrew postcards in wake of scandal over Duke's links... 'Bridezilla' in wedding dress ambushes her fiance at his job at Target and demands he marry her in... Donald Trump may ban Scottish salmon imports if Britain blocks substandard US food such as chlorinated... Back UK farmers, says Great British Bake Off's Prue Leith: TV chef warns MPs of the dangers of trading away... Searching for submarines? Photo: AFP. 'It's a bit of a shock for everyone at the moment,' he told the Sydney Morning Herald. The 60-year-old man was surfing at Salt Beach near Kingscliff when his leg was bitten off by a three-metre shark about 10.40am Sunday. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group. Officers from the Tweed/Byron Police District are liaising with the Department of Primary Industries to investigate the circumstances surrounding the attack. Beaches in the area, including Shelly Beach, Main Beach, Towns Beach, Tacking Point and Nobbys Beach have been closed for 24 hours.

The surfer is yet to be formally identified but is believed to be a 60-year-old man from Queensland. 'They did everything they could to try and save his life, but despite their best efforts, were unable to do so.'. The pair valiantly fought off the shark in a desperate attempt to save the man's life before dragging him to shore. A pair of fellow board-riders, including someone who was friends with the victim as well as an unknown surfer, risked their lives trying to save the 60-year-old.

"A surfer who witnessed the attack responded quickly to assist the woman by hitting the shark repeatedly until it released the woman's leg," Steven Pearce, chief executive of Surf Life Saving NSW, said. Gay pupils comfort Christian school worker who was compared to a Nazi and sacked for sharing a Facebook... Five people are killed in mid-air crash involving two tourist planes in France. She is believed to be in a serious but stable condition. Paramedics were waiting on the sand to treat the critical leg injury but he unfortunately died at the scene. Lighthouse Beach, Port Macquarie, New South Wales (not the beach where the attack took place). Ship that caused Mauritius oil spill breaks apart, Natural fibres more prevalent in ocean than plastic - study, Trump 'no longer a Covid transmission risk' - White House, Election 2020: Our MMP voting system explained, Latest poll shows race for Tāmaki Makaurau electorate is close, New book details a South Island road trip like no other. For years, MoS... MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: Matt Hancock's failures are no laughing matter. Is this £600 facial as good as a face lift? He praised people on the beach who helped the victim by applying a makeshift tourniquet, describing it as "potentially life-saving". A surfer has died after being attacked by a shark at a popular surf spot off the northern New South Wales coast. Surf Life Saving NSW is using drones, jetskis and inflatable rescue boats to try and spot the shark and make sure there are no others in the area. The comments below have been moderated in advance. She was taken to Port Macquarie Base Hospital and later flown to John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle, where she was expected to undergo surgery.

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