Jade Kahukore-Dixon mauled to death by great white shark while swimming off popular coast

Jade Kahukore-Dixon, 24, was brutally killed aft helium dived into the h2o disconnected distant islands adjacent New Zealand connected Tuesday - and was mauled to decease by a large achromatic shark

A rugby subordinate has been savaged to decease by a large achromatic shark aft jumping disconnected a boat.

Jade Kahukore-Dixon, 24, was killed by the beast during the horrific attack near New Zealand connected Tuesday. He dived into the h2o disconnected distant islands erstwhile calamity struck.

Emergency services raced to the country and took him to hospital, wherever helium aboriginal died.

A constabulary spokesperson said: "Emergency services were called astir midday, pursuing reports the antheral - who had been diving disconnected a vessel - had been critically injured. He was rushed to Chatham Island Hospital, but has since died."

His devastated begetter Jacky Dixon described him arsenic an "amazing boy" successful a tribute. He aged Stuff: "I couldn’t judge it. I kept picturing him erstwhile helium was little. I’m not going to person my son.

"He would bash thing to support his family. He was an astonishing boy, a precise overmuch loved subordinate of the family."

Jacky explained that his lad would usually clasp his enactment and fell down rocks connected the oversea level if helium saw a shark. "Then helium would effort to sneak backmost to the vessel earlier the sharks saw him," helium said. "He’d bash that each time."

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