The Early Warning and Alert Response Network

11/7/2020 19:11

        A 15-year-old surfer died Saturday when he was mauled by a shark, the second fatal attack in a week in Australia and already at least the fifth this year.
        
        Police said the boy was surfing at Wooli Beach, near Grafton, about 600 kilometers north of Sydney in New South Wales state just before 2:30 p.m. when he was attacked. The shark attack left him with severe injuries to his legs.
        
        Several surfers came to the aid of the boy and helped him to shore for medical attention. Despite CPR efforts to revive him, he died at the scene.
        
        Police initially said the victim was 17, but later corrected his age to 15.