BREAKING NEWS: Swimmer is mauled to death by a shark at a NETTED beach in Australia
- A man was attacked by a shark at Greenmount Beach on the southern Gold Coast
- He was killed when the shark attacked his leg while he was in the water at 5pm
- Emergency crews rushed to the tourist spot but the man could not be saved
A surfer has been killed by a great white shark at a netted Gold Coast beach in the first attack in the region since 2012.
The horrific mauling unfolded at Greenmount Beach just after 5pm when the man, believed to be in his 50s, was bitten on the leg.
He was found floating face down in the water by another surfer who dragged him to shore.
Lifeguards evacuated other swimmers from the water and attempted to help the man before paramedics arrived.
The horrific mauling unfolded at Greenmount Beach just after 5pm when the man, believed to be in his 60s, was bitten on the leg
Emergency crews rushed to the popular tourist spot and paramedics treated the man but he could not be saved.
Pictures show paramedics and lifeguards desperately tending to the man’s injuries in the back of a beach buggy.
Members of the public are seen holding up a sheet to cover the man as he receives treatment.
The man was swimming near the Tweed Heads and Coolangatta Lifesaving Club when he was attacked.
A police spokesperson said the man had been pulled from the water and investigations into the attack are continuing.
Greenmount Beach, located near the Queensland-New South Wales border, has shark control equipment surrounding it including nets.
The attack is the first in decades to occur at a netted Queensland beach.
The horrific mauling unfolded at Greenmount Beach just after 5pm (stock image)