Australia surfer killed by shark

A surfer was bitten in half in a savage shark attack off Australia's west coast yesterday, witnesses and officials said, the fifth such fatality in the region in less than a year.
The man was surfing near Wedge Island, north of Perth, yesterday morning with a friend when he was mauled by the shark, suffering severe and extensive injuries.
Made infamous by the horror movie "Jaws", great whites are among the largest shark species in the world and can grow up to six metres long (20 feet) and weigh up to two tonnes.