A surfer was eaten by a shark in Australia – News

A 50-year-old man who surfed off the Australian coast died Tuesday after being bitten by a shark.

This is the first death recorded by the attack of this type of animal in 2021 in this country, where they record annually between seven and nine shark deaths in the ocean.

The animal bit him in the thigh and was treated by emergency services, but they were unable to save his life after suffering cardiac arrest, New State police said. South Wales in a statement.

This happened off Tuncurry Beach, more than 310 kilometers north of Sydney.

Due to the incident, Australian authorities closed Tuncurry Beach and a nearby beach in the town of Forster and began an operation to search for and identify the shark that attacked the surfer.