Surfer killed by shark

A 17-YEAR-OLD surfer has died after he was mauled by a shark in Australia, the second fatal attack in a week and at least the fifth in the country this year.

Police said the teenager was surfing at Wooli Beach, near Grafton, about 370 miles north of Sydney in New South Wales state, when he was attacked. The attack left him with severe injuries to his legs.

Several surfers helped him to shore for medical attention. Despite CPR efforts to revive him, he died at the scene.