Australia shark attack: surfer dies after being mauled off Gold Coast beach

[marmar]

A surfer has died after a shark attack on the Gold Coast with authorities saying he suffered critical leg injuries.

The Queensland ambulance service said the attack occurred at Greenmount Beach at Coolangatta about 5pm on Tuesday.

Paramedics treated the 46-year-old Gold Coast man on the beach but he could not be saved.

Queensland police said the man had suffered severe injuries to his lower leg. A police spokesman said he was taken out of the surf near the Tweed Heads and Coolangatta surf lifesaving club and treated by paramedics at the scene.

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Tuesday’s attack was the sixth fatality in Australian waters in 2020. ...........(more)

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/sep/08/man-dies-after-being-attacked-by-shark-off-queensland-beach

[mzmolly]

1. Very

sad.

[jayfish]

2. When Someone Dies...

from an spider bite in some rain forest somewhere, does it make the news here? WTF is up with the shark fascination?

[Ferrets are Cool]

4. +1

[marmar]

5. I'm fascinated by sharks. Feel free not to read if you're not.

[jayfish]

7. No, No.

I knew that would come across as harsh. That was not my intent. Specifically, it's a media thing. Shark away my friend.

[marmar]

8. No worries.

[jayfish]

9. I Saw Jaws...

when I was 7 and sharks are responsible for 9/11 so they can all boil in a pot as far as I'm concerned.

[Cha]

16. Because it was harsh and cold.

[Budi]

12. Thank you

[Skittles]

15. when humans become part of the food chain

it makes news

[tblue37]

19. Sharks *are* fascinating. Of course we've stressed them & invaded their habitat, so they

are more likely to come near humans and attack, but they don't really want to eat humans. Supposedly we don't taste that good.

[Ferrets are Cool]

3. ...

Seven News reported the surfer’s death was the first fatal shark attack at one of the state’s netted beaches in decades.

I am by no means downplaying this incident, but for the life of me, I cannot understand why so many surfers wear stuff that looks like a seal.

[Baclava]

11. There was another death earlier this year, different beach, unprotected spot

JUNE

Australian surfer dies after being bitten by a great white shark nearly 10 feet long

(CNN)A 60-year-old surfer died Sunday in Australia after being bitten by a great white shark that was nearly ten feet long, authorities say.



The man, from Queensland, was killed while surfing at Salt Beach near Kingscliff on the far north coast of New South Wales, according to Surf Life Saving New South Wales.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/07/australia/australia-man-died-shark-bite-intl-hnk-scli/index.html

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and another

JULY 21

Australian man dies after a shark attack near Queensland's Fraser Island

(CNN)A 36-year-old man died after being attacked by a shark off the coast of Fraser Island in the Australian state of Queensland on Saturday, local police said in a statement.

The man was spearfishing in the waters off Indian Head when he was bitten by a shark
..
Saturday's attack marked the fourth shark-related death in Australia this year. In April, Queensland wildlife ranger Zachary Robba, 23, was killed by a great white shark also near Indian Head.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/05/australia/australia-shark-queensland-fraser-island-intl-hnk/index.html

[Baitball Blogger]

13. Someone should fly a drone over the surfing area and give people some warning.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

21. .

[catbyte]

6. It is tragic. I wish sharks could tell the difference between somebody on a surfboard and a seal

but they look practically identical from below. And both the surfer and shark end up paying the price.

[Throck]

14. Shark was hungry.

Shark was the alpha, surfer was on the sharks turf.

[Baclava]

17. Need signs on beach, you are now entering the food chain

[rockfordfile]

10. It's a risk you take tom play in the ocean

Good thoughts for his family

[Crunchy Frog]

18. Why I don't want to go to Australia. It has all the deadliest creatures in the world.

Deadliest spidrrs, snakes, crocodiles, sharks, jellyfish, a tiny, cute octopus, and probably others.

[EndlessWire]

23. Oh, G-d yes!

Some of my favorite actors come from Australia, and I have respect, but I couldn't deal with the spiders! I'll never go there unless it's a quick meeting where I don't have to go anywhere scary! Which is Australia!

[Willto]

20. I Stay on the Beach...

...and look at the pretty waves rolling in. Then I go swim in the condo pool.

If you surf where great white sharks roam you are basically just serving yourself up like a top water plug in a well stocked bass pond.

There are plenty of fun activities on this planet in which one of the risk factors isn't being eaten alive.

Chess anyone?

[smirkymonkey]

22. I'm with you!

And BTW, welcome to DU!