BREAKING: A man has died after being attacked by a shark off a beach on the Gold Coast. 9News
9News understands the man is aged in his 60s and was bitten on the leg while in the water off Greenmount Beach in Coolangatta, nearIt is unclear if the man was swimming or surfing at the time of the attack, but his injuries are understood to be significant.
9News has been told bystanders at the beach rushed into the water to try and help the man, but he later died as a result of his injuries. Emergency services have been rushed to the scene and paramedics are still working to evacuate the water at the beach. Beaches both north and south of Greenmount Beach were immediately closed after the attack and beaches further afield on the Gold Coast are expected to stay closed tomorrow.
A man has died after being attacked by a shark off Greenmount Beach near Coolangatta on the Gold Coast.
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