Man killed in Byron Bay shark attack

A shark killed a man at eastern Australia’s popular Byron Bay despite a beachgoer’s brave rescue attempt, police said.

Beachgoer Mark Hickey swam 15 to 20m into the water at Clarkes Beach to retrieve the severely wounded victim, Paul Wilcox, a 50-year-old British man, Police Inspector Bobbie Cullen said.

He received medical treatment on the beach but did not survive, Cullen said.