A catch-and-kill order went out Saturday after a surfer in his 20s was killed by a shark on Australia's western coast, according to dpa. His arm was torn off in the third fatal shark attack at Gracetown, 270 kilometres south of Perth, in the last 10 years. The Department of Fisheries closed the beach and sent a team to try to capture and kill the shark. The latest attack in Western Australia state - reputed to be the world's deadliest place for shark attacks - came just weeks after an abalone diver needed 10 hours of surgery after a great white shark attack near Esperance. The latest victim was surfing alone. It was unclear what species or size of shark had attacked him.
