A man was killed in a shark attack Tuesday at the popular tourist destination of Byron Bay on Australia's east coast despite a beachgoer's rescue attempt Eli Apple Giants Jersey , police said.
The beachgoer, Mark Hickey, swam 15-20 meters (50-65 feet) from the shore of Clarkes Beach to retrieve the man, who had sustained severe wounds to his right leg Wayne Gallman Giants Jersey , Police Inspector Bobbie Cullen said.
The victim, a local man in his 50s whose name has not been released, received medical treatment on the beach but did not survive, Cullen said.
"A gentleman who was on the beach went out and located the gentleman and pulled him in Davis Webb Giants Jersey ," Cullen told reporters. "Absolutely it is (an extraordinary act of bravery) and we can only thank him for his efforts."
Hickey, a lawyer on vacation at Byron Bay, told Ten Network television news that he saw the shark and its bloodied victim and swam out to try to attempt a rescue as the shark attacked again.
"I went out there and, I don't know Dalvin Tomlinson Giants Jersey , I just thought I've got to get this guy in and that's what I tried to do," Hickey said.
He said he dragged the victim onto the beach and attempted to resuscitate him for 20 minutes, but the man had apparently bled to death in the water. Ten reported that the shark had bitten through the victim's wetsuit on his upper right thigh, tearing off much of his leg.
The leg wounds were being examined to identify the size and species of the shark.
Cullen said the crew of a rescue helicopter spotted what appeared to be a great white shark in the area after the suspected attack Evan Engram Giants Jersey , but had lost sight of it. She said all Byron Bay beaches would be closed for 24 hours due to the potential danger.
Byron Bay is a renowned surfing location near Cape Byron, the most easterly point of the Australian mainland, about 800 kilometers (500 miles) north of Sydney.
The death is the first fatal attack in Australia since April 3, when a 63-year-old woman was taken by a 3-to-4-meter (10-to-13-foot) shark near the village of Tathra Will Hernandez Giants Jersey , 340 kilometers (210 miles) south of Sydney.
Although sharks are common off Australia's coasts, the country has averaged fewer than two fatal attacks per year in recent decades. But fatal attacks are becoming more common. Two men were killed in shark attacks off the east and west coasts in the space of a week in November last year. They were the only fatalities in 2013.
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SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- An Indian army trooper was killed Wednesday in skirmishes between troops of India and Pakistan on the Line of Control (LoC) dividing Kashmir.
The two sides fired on each other's positions in Machil sector of frontier Kupwara district, about 165 km northwest of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir.
""One soldier was killed today in sniper firing by Pakistani troops in Machil sector,"" a senior Indian army official said. ""In retaliation, fire assault with heavy weapons was being directed on many Pakistan posts.""
On Tuesday two troopers were killed and five others injured when a mortar shell fired by Pakistani troops hit them in Nowshera sector of frontier Rajouri district.
The past several weeks have seen a surge in skirmishes on the International Border (IB) and the LoC between the two countries. Apart from troop casualties, the firing has claimed civilian lives on both sides, besides prompting migrations of residents from frontier areas. Officials have ordered closure of 174 schools in frontier areas in wake of shelling.
Both New Delhi and Islamabad accuse each other of resorting to unprovoked firings and violating cease-fire agreements. And both sides maintain that their troops gave befitting reply. The troops of India and Pakistan intermittently exchange fire on 720 km-long LoC and 198 km IB in Kashmir, despite an agreement in 2003 to observe a cease-fire. Though some violations have been reported on both sides, the cease-fire however remains in effect. NFL Jerseys[/url] Wholesale NFL Jerseys Free Shipping