A shark has been pulled onto a boat at a Gold Coast beach where a surfer was fatally attacked this week.
Photos from Channel 9 show the indentation left by the shark’s jaw when the animal attacked Mr Slater, which resulted in fatal injuries to his leg.Nick Slater's surfboard shows the mammoth bite of the shark that killed him. Picture: Channel 9It comes as a third shark is pulled from the water as authorities hunt for the killer.
Despite the efforts of other surfers, lifeguards and paramedics, Mr Slater was pronounced dead on the sand.The tooth of the shark that attacked surfer Nick Slater was lodged in his surfboard. Photo: Channel 7A photo of the tooth indicated the shark was about 45mm long and 30mm wide and most likely belonged to a 3.5m great white shark, a Department of Fisheries official told NCA NewsWire.
A 3.4m tiger shark was pulled on to a Department of Fisheries boat from a drum line off Greenmount Beach on Thursday morning, at 7.30am.
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