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Nahum Verdugo Aguilera, 35, was attacked by the predator after going out fishing with friends close to the city of Puerto Penasco in the Gulf of California.

He was rushed ashore but by the time he arrived he was already dead.

The bite pattern was consistent with a tiger shark.

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Due to rapid nature of the attack, it is believed Aguilera jumped onto the large shark, causing the shark to lash out.

Great white sharks are also known to visit the area in the Gulf of California.

A police statement read: “As soon as he went into the water, not even a minute passed before he was attacked and then seen floating on the surface.

“When they (colleagues) brought him on board the boat they realised that he was missing a leg and part of his belly and rushed him to Puerto Penasco.

“Specialists arrived as well as the funeral company Santa Cecilia. The Ministerial Agency for Criminal Investigations has secured the boat, the Lidia Isabel.”

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Following a preliminary investigation, official sources said: “Witnesses said that the man was diving in an area called Haway (6.2 miles) south east of San Jorge Island, when the shark attacked him biting off his left leg from the hip."