Shark Kills Surfer in Second Australia Attack in Two Days
Shark Kills Surfer in Second Australia Attack in Two Days

Shark Kills Surfer in Second Australia Attack in Two Days

Shark kills surfer in second attack, Tadashi Nakahara, 41, from Japan, died from blood loss after an attack that may be linked to a separate mauling which left a 35-year-old with wounds to his back and hips at a nearby beach at the weekend.

His friends rushed him to shore where they tried to stop the bleeding with tourniquets and CPR, but he could not be saved.

The tragedy at Ballina, New South Wales, happened just 12 miles from where 35-year-old surfer Jabez Reitman was attacked hours earlier.

It is understood Mr Nakaharahad been living int he Ballina area and working in a surf shop and as a hotel cleaner.

David Wright, mayor of of Ballina, said: “Because both legs were gone, he bled to death very quickly.”

Shelly Beach, the site of the attack, was closed, along with a larger stretch of coastline as officials searched for the shark.

Speaking of the attack on nearby Seven Mile Beach, surfer Jabez Reitman said: “I just freaked out.

“I thought it was a dolphin at first until I started feeling and realized it was pretty significant lacerations.”

Reitman was surfing off Seven Mile Beach, near the tourist town of Byron Bay, when he was bitten by what he described as a 2-to-3-metre shark.

“I should’ve stayed in bed,” he said of his decision to go surfing.

Reitman was later transferred from Byron Bay to Gold Coast University Hospital, which reported his condition as stable.

Wright, the Ballina mayor, said he suspected both attacks were linked, given their similarity and proximity. But he said locals, though somber, were taking the attack in stride.

“It’s just an accident,” Wright said.

Agencies/Canadajournal




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