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Cooper Williams in Nouméa with photography by Yasmine Wright Gittins

String of shark attacks in Nouméa, New Caledonia forces authorities to close some beaches for a year

The pristine beaches of Nouméa's Baie des Citrons now have a swimming ban. (ABC News: Yasmine Wright Gittins)

After weathering the COVID tourism slump, Alfred Nauka thought the worst was behind him.

But the New Caledonian tour operator could never have anticipated what was to come. 

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