Swimmer, 65, killed in shark attack off South Africa’s Eastern Cape
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A 65-year-old woman was killed by a shark while swimming off South Africa’s Eastern Cape on Tuesday morning, prompting authorities to close two beaches.
Janine Lochrenberg was taking her daily swim with a local open-water swimming club near Orient Beach in KuGompo City, formerly East London, when she was attacked at about 08:00 local time, according to the BBC. Witnesses said she was bitten on the thigh and upper arm. Fellow swimmers brought her toward shore, but she is believed to have died in the water.
Lochrenberg’s sister, Margot, told the BBC she held her sister’s head as the group brought her back and believed she had bled to death. A fellow swimmer said Lochrenberg had been wearing a magnetic shark-repellent band on her ankle.
Her partner, Barbara Briceland, described Lochrenberg as a strong swimmer and a retired medical physicist who loved the water. The couple had been preparing for a three-week road trip.
Authorities closed Orient Beach and another nearby beach after the attack. The BBC reported that it was South Africa’s first recorded fatal shark attack of the year. Shark attacks are uncommon in the country, with about 10 fatalities recorded since 2012, according to the Florida Museum’s International Shark Attack File.
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