Photo / Tadhg StopfordA woman has died after being mauled by a shark at Waihī Beach, despite desperate first aid provided on the beach. He has lived in the Bay of Plenty area permanently since 1998 and can't ever remember a shark attack in the region. St John sent two ambulances, a first response unit, and a helicopter to Waihī Beach initially, a spokeswoman told the Herald. Tragedy has struck our community at Waihī Beach where a woman died in a shark attack late this afternoon. Two-metre shark washes up on Waihī Beach in 2019In July 2019, a 2m-long shark washed up dead at Waihī Beach.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 07, 2021 05:09 UTC