15-Year-Old Surfer Dies in South Australia State’s 3rd Fatal Shark Attack Since May

This image made from video shows Ethel Beach, South Australia, Australia, on Dec. 29, 2023.Australian Broadcasting Corp. via AP

ADELAIDE, Australia—A 15-year-old surfer has died in the third fatal shark attack in the waters off South Australia state in recent months.

Khai Cowley was attacked by a suspected great white shark Thursday while surfing with his father off remote Ethel Beach on the Yorke Peninsula west of his hometown of Adelaide, authorities said.