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As daughter watched, man killed by shark in Australia

The attack happened off the east coast near where a 15- foot great white shark was seen

Hobart (Australia): A woman watched her father being mauled to death by a large shark on Saturday while the pair were diving off the Australian island state of Tasmania.

The woman had returned to their boat with scallops that the pair had collected then became concerned that her father, in his late 40s, had not surfaced after her, Inspector David Wiss told reporters in the state capital Hobart.

“His daughter became worried and went down and checked on her father,” Wiss said, adding: “She saw a very large shark; she saw her father being attacked by the shark.” The attack happened off the east coast near where a15- foot great white shark was seen on Friday also, government ranger Peter Lingard said.

( Source : PTI )
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