A 16-year-old surfer, and former finalist in the South African Grommet Games in the U-16 Division Zama Ndamase (right) died after being hit by a Tiger Shark at Port St. Johns, South Africa’s Second Beach on Saturday, January 15, 2011, according to a story on IOL.co.za.
“We ran down there as soon as we saw it. After the shark had bit him he caught a wave and headed for shore, but he couldn’t stand on one leg and the wave faded on him. . . “He lost consciousness and some of the other surfers tried to rescue him before the lifeguards came. He was in the water a good 10 minutes before we got to him. . . “We checked for a pulse and all the vital signs, but he was already gone. The shark had bitten a big chunk off his right leg.”
This is the third shark attack death at Second Beach since March 2009.
[Link: iol.co.za]
