
15-Year-Old Surfer Dies in South Australia State’s 3rd Fatal Shark Attack Since May
Published on December 29, 2023
ADELAIDE, Australia—A 15-year-old surfer has died in the third fatal shark attack in the waters off South Australia state in recent months. Khai Cowley was attacked by a suspected great white shark Thursday while surfing with his father off remote Ethel Beach on the Yorke Peninsula west of his hometown of Adelaide, authorities said. He was brought to shore but emergency services were unable to revive him. Surfers died in shark attacks in remote parts of South Australia in May and October. Their bodies were never recovered. South Australia Premier Peter Malinauskas said there have been 11 fatal shark attacks in the state’s waters since 2000....
