Surfer dies in shark attack in Kingscliff NSW as paramedics met with 'very confronting scene'
Sunday, 7 June 2020
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Surfer dies in shark attack in Kingscliff NSW as paramedics met with 'very confronting scene'
A surfer has died after a shark attack in northern New South Wales.
Witnesses told police a 3-metre shark attacked a man shortly after 10.00am, at Salt Beach, just south of Kingscliff.
Several boardriders came to his assistance and fought off the shark.
The man was helped to shore and received first aid for serious injuries to his upper left thigh but died at the scene.
The victim was a 60-year-old man from Tugun, Queensland.
The Department of Primary Industries has confirmed the attacker was a white shark.
Beaches between Kingscliff and Cabarita will remain closed for 24 hours.
Terry Savage from NSW Ambulance described the man's injuries as "significant" and said the scene was "very confronting".
"Unfortunately there was nothing else we could do," he said.
Four paramedics responded to the emergency call including two specialising in intensive care.
Mr Savage described the two men who fought off the shark and helped the man to shore as "amazing".
