An Adelaide teenager killed by a shark off south Australia's Yorke Peninsula is being remembered as a "talented and dearly loved" young surfer. Khai Cowley died in the attack on Thursday afternoon while surfing in rough conditions.
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00:00 A young life cut tragically short.
00:05 15-year-old Kai Cowley was surfing off the coast of Ethel Beach during stormy conditions
00:11 when he was attacked by what's believed to be a great white shark.
00:14 It's just shocking news.
00:16 I really can't believe it.
00:17 Just tragic.
00:18 At the remote beach, floral tributes are being left as the surfing community grapples with
00:23 its grief.
00:24 There's a little kid and there's always a go-getter.
00:25 I love to surf.
00:26 They're all for the family, the surfer family.
00:30 Come down and pay my respects to the young lad.
00:33 His love of surfing was such that he was out there yesterday.
00:35 You've got to realise it wasn't very good yesterday.
00:38 It was just basically white water surf, but his love was such that he wanted to be part
00:43 of that.
00:44 Tributes are also flowing online.
00:47 Surfing South Australia said it was devastated, saying Kai was a talented and dearly loved
00:52 member of the surfing community and described the teen as a happy, kind and respectful kid
00:58 who will be greatly missed.
01:00 Locals here on York Peninsula say they're shocked and devastated by the incident.
01:05 It's the latest of a spate of shark attacks that have occurred in South Australian waters
01:09 this year.
01:10 We have a very long coastline in South Australia.
01:13 It's more than New South Wales and Victoria put together.
01:17 Every so often, a human is going to interact with a shark and the shark is going to attack.
01:23 It's a tragedy.
01:24 The SA government says it has stepped up shark patrols around metropolitan beaches.
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