Man mauled to death by great white shark and another body missing off South African coast in horror attack
A MAN has been mauled to death by a great white shark while another body is missing off the South African coast following a horror attack. The savaged body of a swimmer was found washed up on La Lucia beach in Durban by a walker. Part of his right upper arm and right chest area […]
A MAN has been mauled to death by a great white shark while another body is missing off the South African coast following a horror attack.
The savaged body of a swimmer was found washed up on La Lucia beach in Durban by a walker.
Part of his right upper arm and right chest area were missing and several shark bites were found on his body, according to medics.
The body of another swimmer was also reportedly seen, but was taken away by the strong current before emergency services arrived
Netcare 911 spokesperson Shawn Herbst said the alarm was raised at around 4.30pm on Friday.
“Although authorities will determine the exact cause of death, it is believed the deceased had been predated on following the drowning,” he said.
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“Reports indicate that while walking on the beach, a man came across the decomposing body of an adult male face down between washed-up flotsam.
“A second body was also found in the shore break, but it had been washed back out to sea by the strong surf before lifeguards arrived on scene.
“When medics turned the body over for assessment, it was found that a portion of the right upper arm and right chest area were missing, with multiple shark bite marks clearly visible.”
Herbst confirmed the body has been handed over to Durban Police for further investigation.
It comes after a bodybuilder killed by a great white shark was bitten so hard by its 16inch jaw that it crushed his skull and left a tooth behind.
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Tomas Butterfield, 42, was bitten in the head, chest and shoulder when he died on Christmas Eve.
He was pulled from the waves after a surfer saw him face down, still tied to his board while visiting his mum and brother in California, US, last December.