8
Apr
2008
Teen Killed by Shark in Australia
A shark attacked and killed a 16-year-old boy Tuesday while he and his friend were bodyboarding off Australia’s eastern coast. The victim, Peter Edmonds was about 50 yards from shore when the shark attacked around 8 a.m., Stephen Leahy said, lifeguard spokesman. He suffered two large bites, one to the leg and one to […]
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A shark attacked and killed a 16-year-old boy Tuesday while he and his friend were bodyboarding off Australia’s eastern coast. The victim, Peter Edmonds was about 50 yards from shore when the shark attacked around 8 a.m., Stephen Leahy said, lifeguard spokesman. He suffered two large bites, one to the leg and one to the body. He died of extreme blood loss while lifeguards and paramedics tried to save him.
Peter’s bodyboarding friend, Brock Mathew, was leaving the water when he looked back and saw Peter in trouble. He swam back to his friend, who he thought was trying to catch a wave. Mathew said he saw a “big, gray shadow” pass by him as he paddled to his friend, who was by then face down in the water. “I thought he was only joking, so I went over to him and as I flipped him over I saw his leg,” said Mathew. He then drag Peter off to the shore and tried with lifeguards to resuscitate him. The Edmonds family feel so sad for the loss of their own boy in the family. Our sincere prayers to the family.
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