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I'm goin' down · 03-03-10, 05:21 PM

French Surfer Killed in Gruesome Pacific Shark Attack

Friday, March 06, 2009

A Young French surfer has died after he was attacked by sharks while surfing in the French Pacific territory island of New Caledonia, police say.
The 19-year-old student's arm was ripped off and his leg bitten when he was attacked "apparently by several sharks" while trying to get back onto a boat with his friend on Friday, police said.
The man's friend managed to get him to shore, but he was dead by the time emergency workers reached him.
The incident took place in an area popular with surfers and was the first fatal shark attack in the territory since September 2007, when a young nurse was killed.
The victim was from northwest France but was studying in the New Caledonia capital, Noumea.

03-03-10, 05:21 PM	#19
I'm goin' down Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Notify command we have entered the Grass Sea Posts: 2,822 Downloads: 813 Uploads: 0	Oh la la (New Caledonia is off the coast of Australia and near Vanatu French Surfer Killed in Gruesome Pacific Shark Attack Friday, March 06, 2009 A Young French surfer has died after he was attacked by sharks while surfing in the French Pacific territory island of New Caledonia, police say. The 19-year-old student's arm was ripped off and his leg bitten when he was attacked "apparently by several sharks" while trying to get back onto a boat with his friend on Friday, police said. The man's friend managed to get him to shore, but he was dead by the time emergency workers reached him. The incident took place in an area popular with surfers and was the first fatal shark attack in the territory since September 2007, when a young nurse was killed. The victim was from northwest France but was studying in the New Caledonia capital, Noumea.