Shark kills surfer off Australian beach

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A surfer died on Sunday after being bitten by a shark off a surfing beach on Australia's east coast. The surfer was believed to be in his late 20s and was bitten in the arm, local media reported.</p>
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The incident took place off the Emerald Beach, some 550 km north of Sydney.</p>
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"Despite the best efforts of bystanders, paramedics and other emergency services the patient sadly died at the scene," New South Wales Ambulance said on its Twitter account.</p>
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NSW Ambulance inspector Chris Wilson said it was a “devastating” incident for everyone on the beach at the time.</p>
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“A number of local surfers and bystanders came to the aid of this man, they were incredibly brave in a very challenging situation,” an AP report cited Wilson as saying.</p>
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The beach, about 20 km north of Coffs Harbour, was closed after the incident, Coffs Harbour Lifeguards officials said.</p>
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Australia is second only to the United States in the number of unprovoked shark encounters with humans in 2019, according to the University of Florida’s International Shark Attack File.</p>