Shark kills 13yrs old boy.

Shark kills surfer, 13, off Reunion
in Indian Ocean
12 April 2015 Africa
A 13-year-old boy has been killed by a
shark off the French Indian Ocean island of
Reunion.

The teenager, named as Elio, was surfing in
an off-limits section of water off the west
coast, when he was attacked on Sunday
morning.

In a statement, local authorities said they
had deployed specialist boats in an attempt
to locate the shark.

There have been 16 such attacks on the
island since 2007. Seven people have died.
The young victim was said to have been a
promising surfer. Rescuers arrived at the
scene quickly but were unable to save him.

In February, after a non-fatal shark attack, a
ban was imposed on all water activities
outside areas monitored by lifeguards.