A shark has killed a man off a beach near the New Zealand city of Auckland.
The attack took place around 13:30 (00:30 GMT) on Wednesday at Muriwai Beach, to the west of the country's largest city.
The 47-year-old man was swimming when he was attacked. Police shot at the shark before it disappeared, they said in a statement.
Shark attacks are rare in New Zealand. Only 11 fatal attacks had taken place since records began in 1847, TVNZ said.
The last confirmed shark fatality was in 1976 in the Bay of Plenty, it said.
A police statement said that the man suffered fatal injuries in the attack.
"Police and surf life savers went out in two IRBs (inflatable rescue boats) and fired on the shark. It rolled over and disappeared," Inspector Shawn Rutene said.
The shark is thought to be about 12-14 feet (3.6-4.2m) long, the statement added.
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