A 17-year-old girl died on Monday after being attacked by a shark while surfing with her father off the southern coast of Australia, where her family was vacationing.
The family of 17-year-old Laeticia Brouwer, who died from a shark attack in Esperance, have described their heartbreak over her death #7News pic.twitter.com/0IkJSyFZOP
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A spokesman for the police told The Australian that Laeticia Brouwer and her father, who are both experienced surfers, were “not a long way off-shore” when the shark attack happened.
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“Brouwer’s father was able to bring her out of the water, where family members and a nurse performed first aid, applying a tourniquet to stop the loss of blood.
“They really gave the young girl every possible chance under such dire circumstances for a positive outcome,” said Paul Gaughan, a paramedic. “Unfortunately, in this case, the injuries were just too severe.”
Sadly, the girl didn’t regain consciousness and died at a hospital after the attack, Perth Now reports.
The outlet says this is the third person who has died from a shark attack in Western Australia in less than a year.
This article first appeared on Womanista.com
