A surfer has been mauled to death by a great white shark in Queensland, marking the first fatal shark attack on a netted Gold Coast beach in more than 60 years.
A fellow surfer noticed 46-year-old Nick Slater face down in the water next to his longboard at Greenmount Beach in Coolangatta yesterday at about 5pm. A group of surfers dragged him to the beach where paramedics attempted to resuscitate him but were unable to do so.
The incident will likely reignite the debate around the state’s controversial shark net and shark drumline program which was introduced in the 1960s in an attempt to reduce the number of fatal shark attacks. All beaches from Burleigh to the border will be closed while air and sea patrols continue to search for the shark. Image: News Corp Australia
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