American surfer dies after shark attack off Mexico
Wednesday, 30 April 2008
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An American surfer has died after being bitten by a shark off Mexico's Pacific coast earlier this week.
The 24-year-old man was surfing off the isolated Troncones beach when he was attacked by a tiger shark on Monday.
He suffered a 15-inch wound to his thigh and bled to death before he could receive treatment.
The death comes just four days after another fatal shark attack off California's Pacific coast.
The 66-year-old victim of that attack was bitten by a great white shark.
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