Wellington, Jan 8 (TIWN) A young woman died on Friday after a rare suspected shark attack in New Zealand, the police confirmed on Friday.

New Zealand police on Friday night confirmed 19-year-old Kaelah Marlow, from Hamilton, had been killed at the beach.  The West Australian newspaper reported Marlow grew up in WA before moving to New Zealand five years ago with her parents and younger sister.  “You hear about shark attacks, but never in a million years you think it’ll be someone you know,” the 19-year-old’s aunt, Kylie French, told the newspaper.  “She was obviously out with her friends having a great time. She was a lovely girl, a fun girl, always bubbly, into anything.”  A witness who did not wish to be named earlier told the news website Stuff he saw Marlow swimming directly in front of the lifeguard flags, quite far out from the beach.