An Australian man has been killed in a shark attack in New Caledonia. The 50-year-old was kite-surfing off the French Pacific territory at the time.
The occurring yesterday, the kite-surfer fell into the water before being bitten on the leg, and consequently going into cardiac arrest.
It is unknown what species the shark was. He was the third kite-surfer to have been attacked by a shark in New Caledonia this year.