Kitesurfer Killed by Shark in New Caledonia.


Kiting in New Cal.
A 15 year old boy has died after being mauled by an unknown breed of shark this week.

The boy named Nathan, was kitesurfing off New Caledonia's north coast, near L'Ile De 
Kendec.

Eye witness reports say: Nathan just fell in the water, he started to drag behind his kite when the shark attacked from below". 

While body dragging to retrieve his board, the shark bit Nathans leg. He was rushed to hospital by his father and friends, but did not survive.



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