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The body of a 21-year-old college soccer player was found being devoured by sharks in Western Australia … after the man went missing in the ocean last week.
Rising star Eric Birighitti — from Perth, Australia — was a stand-out player for Hastings College in Nebraska and won a national title with the team in 2016.
Birighitti was at Twilight Beach near Esperance last Thursday when he was swept into the ocean by a swell. Friends tried to save him with a life preserver … but the current was too strong.
The man’s body was discovered on Tuesday when the sharks were spotted attacking the corpse in the water, witnesses tell to 9 News Perth.
“My sister and my father saw the sharks attacking the body. And it was quite a big one, they say,” the witness told the outlet.
Birighitti’s college team released a statement on his death, saying, “The Broncos family are saddened to hear about the sudden passing of Eric Birighitti.”
“Eric played for Hastings during the 2016 & 2017 season and won a national title with the team.”
“He will be truly missed and our thoughts are with his family during this difficult time.”
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