Shark Attack Kills 65-Year-Old Swimmer at Orient Beach in South Africa's Eastern Cape

A fatal shark attack at Orient Beach in KuGompo, formerly East London, killed a 65-year-old woman on Tuesday morning, according to Eastern Cape police and municipal authorities. Officers arrived at the scene around 7am after being called, where they recovered the woman's body, said police spokeswoman Colonel Siphokazi Mawisa. An inquest has been opened into the death. The victim was a recently retired nuclear radiographer who also worked as a musician. Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality spokesman Luzuko Buku issued a statement confirming the attack and expressing the municipality's deep sadness over the loss of a swimmer. Members of an open-water swimming group responded to the woman's distress signal and brought her to shore, fellow swimmer Mike Loewe told state broadcaster SABC. Two beaches were closed following the death.