40-year-old fisherman dies after being attacked by shark

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This Thursday, January 2, 2025, Shark attack kills 40-year-old man in the north of New Caledonia, announced the public prosecutor.

The man, originally from the island of Maré, in the east of the overseas territory, was with his family on the Kendek islet where he was practicing underwater fishing, according to a press release issued on Friday.

Hospital emergency rooms closed

Seriously injured at the level of the arm by a shark and unconscious, the forty-year-old was transported by his relatives to the neighboring town of Koumac, on Grande Terre, the main island of New Caledonia, before being taken care of by the sappers -volunteer firefighters and rescuers.

The emergency department of Koumac hospital having been closed since January 1, lack of medical staffa Smur team was dispatched from Nouméa (south). The emergency doctor pronounced him dead at 6:40 p.m., despite attempts at resuscitation.

An open investigation

The public prosecutor has opened an investigation to determine the causes of death and attempt to identify the species of the shark involved.

In June 2024, a shark attack took place in Poindimié, in the northeast of Grande Terre. According to information provided by the public prosecutor, a man, who was then practicing kitesurfing, had drowned before his body was attacked by several sharks.

With AFP.

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