A man has died in a shark attack while surfing off the South African coast.
The victim's leg was bitten off above the knee in the tragedy near Port Elizabeth.
The 23-year-old man had been surfing with a friend who brought him to shore following the attack.
Paramedics were alerted and the victim was then airlifted to hospital where he was in a critical condition.
Spokesman for the National Sea Rescue Institute Craig Lambinon said: "He was later declared dead after all efforts to save him were exhausted."
It was not known what species of shark was involved in the incident.
The man was attacked while surfing at the seaside village of Glentana in between Port Elizabeth and Cape Town.
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The victim's leg was bitten off above the knee in the tragedy near Port Elizabeth.
The 23-year-old man had been surfing with a friend who brought him to shore following the attack.
Paramedics were alerted and the victim was then airlifted to hospital where he was in a critical condition.
Spokesman for the National Sea Rescue Institute Craig Lambinon said: "He was later declared dead after all efforts to save him were exhausted."
It was not known what species of shark was involved in the incident.
The man was attacked while surfing at the seaside village of Glentana in between Port Elizabeth and Cape Town.
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