Underwatertimes.com News Service - May 15, 2008 06:48 EST

Fijian man died after he was bitten by a shark whilst on a diving expedition.

The 28-year-old man, Aisake Sadole, was part of a group of four who went night diving in Ba yesterday evening.

According to police reports, the group realized one of their members was missing after he failed to surface.

They dived again and found his body at the bottom of the sea.

Sadole was rushed to the Lautoka Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.

The shark bit his arm and the man died as a result of excessive blood loss.