A man has been mauled by a great white shark near Cape Town in South Africa.
The 42-year-old entered the sea at Fish Hoek Beach to go for a swim, although the area had been closed after a shark was spotted.
Rescuers found the man on the shore with his right leg bitten off. His left leg had been cut off below the knee.
Amateur footage showed the man being airlifted by helicopter from the scene and a large shark in the waters. He is now said to be in a critical condition.
"When the victim entered the water, the beach was still closed and the shark flag indicating the presence of a white shark was flying," Cape Town authorities said in a statement.
The man, believed to be a British citizen living in South Africa, entered the water about an hour and a half after the animal had first been seen.
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