South African surfer is latest shark attack victim
A 49-year-old South African surfer has died after a shark attacked him off the country's southern coast.
The incident comes on the heels of a number of headline-grabbing shark attacks.
The Seychelles last week closed down beaches after a shark savaged a British honeymooner as his spouse looked on, the country's second fatal attack in 15 days.
On Russia's Pacific coast, a shark mauled a 16-year-old boy last Thursday, a day after a man lost his forearms defending his wife in a similar attack.
And in the Caribbean, a woman vacationing in Puerto Rico received a foot-long shark bite last Wednesday.
Last year, 79 people worldwide were attacked by sharks, with six fatalities - the highest number of attacks in a decade and a 25% increase from 2009.
