Nouméa beaches closed after man, 59, dies at the scene after being bitten several times
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A shark has killed a 59-year-old Australian tourist near a crowded beach in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia.
The man was swimming close to a pontoon about 150 metres from the beach in the capital, Nouméa, on Sunday when the shark attacked, biting him several times, authorities said.
