JOHANNESBURG, Oct 20 (Reuters) – A woman died after a shark attacked her while she was swimming near KuGompo City in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province on Tuesday, public broadcaster SABC reported.
The Buffalo City Municipality, which is centred around KuGompo City, said in a social media post that there had been a shark attack at Orient Beach that resulted in a “tragic incident”.
The municipality said Orient Beach and nearby Eastern Beach had been closed until further notice.
(Reporting by Nilutpal Timsina; Editing by Alexander Winning)
