Woman dies after shark attack at Orient Beach

A woman died after a shark attack at Orient Beach in KuGompo City on Tuesday, prompting the closure of two nearby beaches, Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality said. Orient Beach and Eastern Beach will remain closed until further notice, the municipality said in a statement confirming the attack. The municipality urged the public to stay out of the water at the affected beaches and exercise caution. It said authorities were handling the incident. No date for reopening the beaches was provided. A witness quoted in local reporting said the 65-year-old woman had been swimming with a group when she indicated she was in trouble. The witness said swimmers brought her back to shore, where she died. The account has not been independently confirmed in the reports. Police said they were called to Orient Beach at about 7 a.m. and found the woman’s body with open wounds. Police spokesperson Colonel Siphokazi Mawisa said an inquest docket had been opened to investigate the death. The reported details of the police response and inquest were provided in separate accounts, and no findings have been announced. The woman’s identity was named in one report as Janine Lochrenberg, a 65-year-old...