Police confirm man killed in shark attack; victim named as Barak Tzach, 45

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A man was killed in a shark attack off the coast of Hadera, police onfirmed Wednesday, after human remains were positively identified by forensics experts.

The victim was named as 45-year-old Barak Tzach, a father of four from the central city of Petah Tikva.

Tzach’s wife Sarit Tzach wrote on Facebook that her husband had gone to the beach on Monday after work so that he could document the sharks, and denied reports that he had been carrying dead fish that attracted the predator.