A Japanese surfer killed in shark attack off Australian Coast while another man suffered life-threatening attack of a shark earlier on Sunday. The surfer killed in shark attack off Australian Coast was bitten on his both legs that caused extreme bleeding leading to his death.

The surfer killed in shark attack off Australian Coast was identified as Tadashi Nakahara according to the report of ABC.net. The fatal attack took place near Ballina on the New South Wales North Coast on Monday morning.

According to Yahoo, the Japanese, 41, was enjoying surfing and was sitting on his surf board while waiting for waves. However, he didn't notice the shark approaching him that easily grabbed his board and crushed his both legs.

The surfer killed in shark attack off Australian Coast was rescued by his friend who was also surfing that time with him. He carried him to shore and performed CPR, but it was too late that he bleeded profusely due to the massive injuries he sustained.

"He had leg injuries and they were substantial, they were injuries that led to a significant loss of blood," says Detective Inspector Cameron Lindsay. He added that the Japanese surfer killed in shark attack off Australian Coast was surfing along with other four men when the incident occurred.

Ballina Mayor David Wright expressed his sadness over the news of the surfer killed in shark attack off Australian Coast. He stated that they were trying to figure out what type of shark it was and evaluation will be done to determine if it will pose great threat for surfers and swimmers in the area.

Since the surfer killed in shark attack off Australian Coast, the water area from South Ballina to Lennox Head have been closed for the public.

Jabez Reitman suffered the same attack early on Sunday near the tourist town of Byron Bay. However, he was able to escape death after he was able to drive himself to the hospital. He was bitten in his buttocks and back, Sky News reported.

Ballina is 12 miles (20km) south of Seven Mile Beach where Reitman, 35, was attacked by what he described as seven to ten foot shark.

On the same day after the surfer killed in shark attack off Australian Coast, police authorities scoured the water with marine scientists to identify the species. Film crews also waited to gather news and video of the shark.

Earlier in April last year, a 63-year-old woman was killed at Tathra while a British was also killed by shark in September. Two teenagers were also mauled and died after shark attacks in December.

With the records showing subsequent surfer killed in shark attack off Australian Coast, authorities must be alerted and must do something to avoid these things from happening again. Daniel Bucher, a shark expert warns that there will be more shark sightings when water is warm due to their higher metabolic rates.