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Man dies in shark attack in Australia's New South Wales | Man dies in shark attack in Australia's New South Wales |
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A man has been killed in a shark attack on the New South Wales north coast, police say, a day after another man was injured by a shark in the same area. | |
Police said the man, thought to be a Japanese national, died at Shelly Beach near Ballina, some 730km (452 miles) north of Sydney. | |
Surfers helped him to shore and performed first aid, but the man died. | |
There have been several shark attacks off Australia's beaches in recent years. | |
The attack happened around 09:45 (22:45 GMT Sunday) on Monday, police said. The unidentified man died from blood loss despite efforts to save him. | |
Beaches in the area have been closed, with the attack coming soon after a 35-year-old man was attacked on his surf board off Seven Mile Beach near Byron Bay, only 30km north of Ballina. | |
He was reported to have suffered a cut to his back and puncture wounds to his buttocks, but was stable after driving himself to hospital on Monday. | He was reported to have suffered a cut to his back and puncture wounds to his buttocks, but was stable after driving himself to hospital on Monday. |
A 50-year-old Briton was killed by a shark in Byron Bay in September 2014. | A 50-year-old Briton was killed by a shark in Byron Bay in September 2014. |
Western Australia has also seen a series of shark attacks but attempts by its government to introduce a shark cull were dropped last year. | |
Baited traps known as drum lines had been set up along seven beaches to catch sharks, catching more than 170 during a 13-week trial in early 2014. | |
None were great white sharks, however, to which most of the recent fatal attacks had been attributed. | |
The state's environmental regulator blocked the controversial policy, citing "a high degree of scientific uncertainty" about the impact on the white shark population. | |
Shark attacks in Australia | Shark attacks in Australia |
Sources: Tarong.org.au, Australian media reports | Sources: Tarong.org.au, Australian media reports |