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Beach-goers and lifeguards attend to a man (bottom), who was attacked by a shark, at Port St Johns on South Africa's east coast on Jan. 15, 2012. The man, who later died, was pulled from the sea by a lifeguard, who used a surfboard to shield himself from the danger of attack, and to stretcher the victim from the water.
A man died after being bitten by a shark while swimming off the east coast of South Africa on Sunday, Bloomberg reports.
Sizwe Kupelo, a spokesperson for the local health department, told The Independent that the victim struggled with the shark for about five minutes, receiving severe injuries to both arms and his chest. He was treated at the scene but died on the way to a local health center.
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