Man killed in shark attack at Byron Bay
Police and emergency services were this afternoon hunting a large shark at Clarkes beach at Byron Bay that killed a local 50-year-old swimmer.
The man, whose name has not been released, was swimming in the shallows on the eastern side of Byron Bay’s main beach when he was attacked.
At a press conference at Clarkes beach this afternoon, Tweed-Byron Inspector Bobbie Cullen said that at approximately 10:45am, police were called after a man was dragged from the water with severe injuries to his right leg.
“He was a Byron Bay local on his own swimming, and his wife was on beach at the time of the attack,” said Cullen.
Witnesses told Guardian Australia that the woman appeared to be in a highly distressed state as paramedics and police attended the scene.
A man, who police did not identify, tried to save the swimmer by dragging him from the water and onto the sand, but he died at the scene.
Newcastle lawyer, Mark Hickey, was identified by News Corp as the man who tried to rescue the swimmer. He told a reporter he rushed into the water to help the man.
He said he saw a six-or-seven foot shark menacing the victim.
According to New Corp, the victim was brought back to the beach on a surf ski but could not be saved.
Lifeguards spotted a shark in the water off the beach, believed to be a great white.
Channel Nine news tweeted photographs of the shark.
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