Rugby player, 24, mauled to death by great white shark while diving off coast of remote islands near New Zealand

A RUGBY subordinate has been mauled to decease by a large achromatic shark aft diving disconnected a boat.

Jade Kahukore-Dixon, 24, jumped into the h2o disconnected distant islands adjacent New Zealand erstwhile helium was savaged by the beast connected Tuesday.

He was rushed to infirmary wherever helium 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 heartbroken dada Jacky Dixon hailed him arsenic an "amazing boy" successful a tribute.

He described however Jade had "loved sportfishing and diving" from an aboriginal age.

Jacky told 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 said his lad would usually clasp his enactment and fell down rocks connected the oversea level if helium spotted a shark portion diving.

He added: "Then helium would effort to sneak backmost to the vessel earlier the sharks saw him. He’d bash that each time."