Lifeguard Mauled To Death by Shark in South Africa!
Saturday, December 19th, 2009
Beachgoers watched in horror yesterday as a lifeguard was pulled off his board by a shark and mauled to death at Port St Johns’ Second Beach.
Witnesses said they saw his hands in the air for a short while before his whole body disappeared under the water and a red pool of blood was seen on the surface.
The 22-year-old’s remains have yet to be found. The victim’s name has been withheld until officials inform his family.
He’s the fourth person to die from a shark attack at the same beach in two years.
UPDATE: Tshintshekile Nduva, 22, of Noqekwana village in Port St Johns was the victim of the fatal attack. Second Beach remained closed for the weekend after the attack.
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Paul Lunn
well they failed