Shark Attack: Man Killed Off Reunion Island

A man has been attacked and killed by a shark on his honeymoon while surfing near a beach on the French island of Reunion.

The 36-year-old French national was in the sea just off the popular beach of Brisants de Saint-Gilles on the west of the island when a shark charged at him twice, prompting a nearby swimmer to raise the alarm when he saw blood on the water, the local prefecture said.

Lifeguards jumped in the water to fetch the victim, who had lost a lot of blood and was in cardiac and respiratory arrest. They brought him back to the beach but were unable to revive him.

The shark had bitten the surfer on the arm and on the thigh. His wife was on the beach when the attack happened and is being treated for shock, the authorities said.

According to reports in the French media, the couple are from Morteau in eastern France.

Reunion's natural environment makes it an attractive tourist destination

The deadly shark attack was the first this year on the French island, where three people have been killed by sharks in the past two years.

Two attacks, one fatal and one causing serious injury, happened just days apart last summer.

That prompted surfers on the island to call for a marine nature reserve on that area of the island to be closed, which they blame for an increase in shark attacks since 2011.

Local authorities have initiated several scientific studies to try to better understand the way of life of the animals.

People have also been deployed near beaches on boats or in the water to keep an eye on swimmers and surfers and spot sharks before they attack.

Reunion is in the middle of the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar and south of Mauritius.

The beach where the latest attack occurred has reportedly been re-opened, but swimming and other water activities are banned until further notice.

Sharks are not man-eaters, but sometimes mistake humans for their natural prey, like seals or tortoises, and at other times hurt surfers as they "mouth" them out of curiosity, experts say.

Last year, 78 shark attacks were reported around the world, of which eight were fatal.

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