Shark Attack leaves Man dead in New Zealand
By Mourad Anouar
Morocco News Tribune
Oklahoma, U.S.A|A large shark was seen biting the lifeless body of a man who was swimming in popular beach in New Zealand Wednesday afternoon.
“Police and surf life savers went out in two IRBs and fired on the shark. It rolled over and disappeared,” said a police statement.
Inspector Shawn Rutene said the man, aged in his 40s, was swimming 200m offshore north from Maori Bay to Muriwai at about 1.30pm when he was attacked by a shark. His injuries were fatal.
The victim, identified as Adam Strange, was a television and short film director.
Muriwai and surrounding beaches have been closed. This situation will be continually reassessed, according to the police statement.
AP reported that “around the world, sharks attacked humans 80 times last year, and seven people were killed, according to the University of Florida’s International Shark Attack File. The death toll was lower than it was in 2011 but higher than the average of 4.4 from 2001 to 2010”.