A beachcam video shows the terrifying moment a surfer was fatally attacked by a shark which left a tooth and jaw marks in his board.
Nick Slater, 46, was dragged to shore by other surfers following the harrowing incident at Greenmount Beach, in Coolangatta, Queensland, on Tuesday evening local time.
A large tiger shark was then caught in nearby nets with further investigations underway to determine if it is the shark responsible for the attack, said Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk.
Swimmers and surfers are being urged not to go in the water from Burleigh to the New South Wales border until further notice - with the attack the first shark fatality in the area for more than 60 years.
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