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First Cut: Conditions at shark attack beach 'treacherous'

Source: ABC News
Published: Tuesday, April 8, 2008 3:24 AEST
Expires: Tuesday, May 6, 2008 3:24 AEST

A 16-year-old boy has been killed by a shark on the New South Wales north coast. The boy was bodyboarding with a friend at Ballina's Lighthouse Beach just after 8:00am (AEST), when a shark bit him on the upper leg.

Tags: human-interest, animal-attacks, shark-attacks, australia, nsw, ballina-2478

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