Teenage surfer dies after shark attack off South Australia

The attack took place off the remote Ethel Beach in South Australia (Australian Broadcasting Corp via AP)

A 15-year-old surfer has died in the third fatal shark attack to take place in waters off South Australia state in recent months.

Khai Cowley was attacked by a suspected great white shark on Thursday while surfing with his father off the remote Ethel Beach on the Yorke Peninsula west of his hometown of Adelaide, authorities said.