Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. I looked again at my son and with my camera, I zoomed in next to him to his left and I saw a board and the guy was laying down in the water.". Adrian Southern told Today he would remember his friend as a “fun-loving guy with a heart of gold”. You get bushfire, cyclone, pandemic, it's not good but we do the best of what we have. He said he was on the fence about whether or not the Gold Coast should have shark nets but said having the nets there gave him some “peace of mind”. https://t.co/O2wz2FCgY4 pic.twitter.com/5A9NgBamxz. "It's one of those things, it's Mother Nature. ( Log Out / He said Apex Harmony were the leaders in the campaign against shark nets, and had many other organisations following them. A shark tooth was left on Mr Slater's board and scientists have been called in to examine it, with some suggestions it might be a great white. "Please don't go into water until further announcements," Mr Tate said. Lydia Lynch is Queensland political reporter for the Brisbane Times, Tiger shark caught as Premier praises 'heroes' who tried to help victim. Meanwhile local and Gold Coast business owners have their own opinions about the use of shark nets. Ms Palaszczuk said she firmly believed Queensland's shark control program had been saving lives for generations, given there had not been a fatal attack on the Gold Coast since 1958. was bitten on the leg off Greenmount Beach in Coolangatta just after 5pm. Nick Slater, 46, was at Greenmount Beach at Coolangatta - a well-known surf spot - when a shark mauled his leg on Tuesday. “There are other ways to go about it, smart drum lines, for one, could be the way to go,” Ms Judd said. A report will be prepared for the coroner. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said further investigations would reveal whether either of the animals had been responsible for the incident. Tuesday’s fatality was the first of its kind in 62 years on a Gold Coast beach. Nearby surfers found him floating in shallow water next to his board. There was a lifeguard four-drive there ready as well and they had a stretcher so we put him on it but he was pretty much already gone by then.". Alicia Bain and Jason Gibbs spoke of their efforts to save Nick Slater who was fatally attacked by a shark while surfing. ", One man who witnessed the attack described the chaos in the moments afterwards. The president, who says he is feeling great, addressed supporters from the White House balcony. The tooth of the great white shark which attacked surfer Nick Slater. Its beaches have been protected by shark nets and drumlines - baited hooks suspended underwater - since the 1960s, and shark attacks have been rare. Tuesday’s fatality was the first of its kind in 62 years on a Gold Coast beach. Brisbane News, Australia News and World News, Shark control measures are designed to protect the public from the possibility of a shark attack, but many believe current methods are dangerous and inhumane. VideoTrump-aged Covid survivors, Transphobic hate crime: 'You don't feel protected' VideoTransphobic hate crime: 'You don't feel protected', The latest on Trump's health in six graphics, A very expensive bikini and 11 Tasmanian devils. He said the victim's wound ran from the groin area down to just below his knee. A surfer has died in a shark attack off a beach protected by netting near the Australian city of Gold Coast, Queensland. ( Log Out / "I am advised Greenmount has eight drumlines and a shark net off Coolangatta.". "I'm advised Greenmount has eight drum lines and a shark net off Coolangatta," Ms Palaszczuk said. "All of a sudden, I'm just looking out and there is this flock of seagulls, just congregating in the water," he told 9News. “I’ve been free diving and spearing off the Gold Coast and Tweed for six years, and I’ve personally never once seen a Great White Shark or Tiger Shark,” he said. NSW records three new cases of locally transmitted COVID-19, Majority of PlayStation 4 games 'even better' on new PS5 console, North Korea unveils massive new ballistic missile in military parade, Pieces of wetsuit found in search for WA surfer attacked by shark, Chances of finding WA shark attack victim alive 'pretty slim', Shark swims beneath Gold Coast surfers on drone footage. Government shark hunters have found "a large tiger shark in nets off Greenmount" near where a man was attacked and killed on Tuesday evening, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has confirmed. The shark lost a tooth in the attack, which was later found lodged in the board. Witnesses frantically tried to save Mr Slater, who is believed to have been bitten on the leg. US election 2020 polls: Who is ahead - Trump or Biden? US election 2020: The other 1,214 candidates running for president, Spain's Canary Islands see new influx of African migrants, Covid: The latest on Trump's health in six graphics, North Korea holds military parade with missiles, Brexit: Boris Johnson calls Emmanuel Macron as deadline looms, Teenage surfer killed by shark in Australia. Currumbin Alley Surf School owner Sam Chilcott is another Gold Coast local who spends a lot of time in the water. "Police, the coroner, and our fisheries inspectors will investigate this tragedy. Drum lines physically attract sharks from the immediate vicinity using bait lines, while shark nets have more room for the sharks to pass through them. Photo: Courtesy Currumbin Surf School. However, the protective measures have been found to do more harm than good, according to a senate inquiry in 2017. Mr Gibbs had a touching message for the heartbroken family. There has not been a shark attack on the Gold Coast since 2012, when a 20-year-old surfer was bitten off Nobby Beach, further north of Coolangatta, but survived. “They’re non-lethal, and other marine life passing by won’t be impacted by them,” she said. Authorities closed an 18km (11-mile) section of beaches on Wednesday to conduct helicopter and jetski searches for the shark - reported to be a 3m great white. The attack has reignited the debate about shark safety nets and drum lines. “The public would be able to enjoy safer beaches, marine life would benefit, tourism would benefit and the government that implements it could benefit,” he said.
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