Surfer fatally stabbed in Australia, dies

by IANS |



Sydney, May 2 (IANS) A male surfer was stabbed to death in Australia's southwestern state of New South Wales (NSW) on Thursday.


At about 6:40 a.m. local time, emergency services were called to Ocean Parade in Coffs Harbour following reports of a man having been stabbed, Xihua news agency reported.


Upon arrival, officers found the victim in his 20s suffering stab wounds at the scene before he was taken to a hospital.


"Officers attached to Coffs-Clarence Police District attended and established a crime scene. Police have now been advised the man has died," the NSW Police Force confirmed in a statement.


NSW police Chief Inspector Detective Guy Flaherty revealed to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that the man was believed to have recently come out of the surf, as he was wearing a black wetsuit at that time.


Earlier, a spokesperson from NSW Ambulance told Xinhua that the injured man sustained wounds to his chest and neck.


Coffs Harbour is a coastal city located in the state's mid-north, about 540 km north of the state capital Sydney.



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