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Deadly Shark Encounter in the South Pacific!
In New Caledonia (archipelago about 1,400 km east of Brisbane on the east coast of Australia), an amateur sailor was attacked by a shark and subsequently died.
According to media reports, the amateur sailor anchored his boat off a beach on the island of Maître and went swimming in the sea. As announced by the authorities of the French overseas territory, the animal attacked the 57-year-old man.
A spokesman said: “According to eyewitnesses, the man was bitten on the leg by a four meter long shark.” Consequently, the victim died before the arrival of a rescue helicopter. According to the newspaper “Les Nouvelles-Caledoniennes”, the sailor allegedly died of a heart attack as a result of a shark attack.
Maître Island is about 20 minutes from the main island and is a popular destination. The shark attack occurred a few meters from the beach, which was later cleared.
In 2019, a fisherman in New Caledonia, eastern Australia, was killed by a bull shark, just days after a boy lost a leg in another shark attack.
