New Zealand: woman dies after suspected shark attack near Auckland

Woman believed to be in her 20s fatally injured while swimming off Waihi Beach

A woman has died after a suspected shark attack in New Zealand's north island.

She was pulled from the waters at Waihi Beach, a two-hour drive south-east of Auckland, late on Thursday afternoon with leg wounds, local media reported. Emergency services were called but the woman died at the scene, police officials said.