Surfer dies in shark attack in Kingscliff NSW as paramedics met with 'very confronting scene'
Surfer dies in shark attack in Kingscliff NSW as paramedics met with 'very confronting scene'
"[It waspada] nothing short of heroic to get him in to the beach," he said.
NSW Police Detective Inspector Matt Kehoe said police would interview witnesses and were still trying to formally identify the man.
"We're still making attempts to contact family," he said.
Detective Inspector Kehoe said the "heroic efforts" of the people who tried to help the man should be recognised.
"We will certainly making recommendations in regards to their brave actions here today," he said.
Kingscliff local Stuart Gonsal had just arrived at the beach ready for a surf, when he found out about the fatal attack.
"We came down and we hadn't got in the water and police were immediately hauling people in," Mr Gonsal said.
"A lot of people were still stuck out the back there.
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"Then an ambulance was here and we found out there was a fatal shark attack on the southside of the rock wall.
"We were going to get in, we're not going to now for sure.
Mr Gonsal said there had been a lot of fishing boats out on the water and there was "a fair bit of action out there in terms of fish today".
"It took a while to get all the people out of the water."
Police and the Department of Primary Industry will investigate the incident.
NSW Police said it had no intention to capture or kill the shark because it had left the area and was no longer a threat.
