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New Zealander Dies From Shark Attack In Vanuatu
23 June 2005
Media Release
New Zealander Dies From
Shark Attack In Vanuatu
The Ministry of Foreign
Affairs and Trade has confirmed that a New Zealand citizen
was killed by a shark while swimming off a beach on Malekula
Island in northern Vanuatu yesterday afternoon.
The deceased was 7 year old Alysha Margaret Webster, daughter of Grant and Sheree Webster of Whitianga. The family was on a yachting holiday.
The family has said that they do not wish to speak to media and ask that their privacy be respected during this difficult time.
The New Zealand High Commission in Port Vila is providing full consular support for the family and assisting with their return to New Zealand.
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