Authorities have caught a shark off Greenmount Beach beach where Nick Slater killed - NEWS.com.au

Authorities have pulled a shark onto a boat at the Gold Coast beach as they hunt for the predator that killed surfer Nick Slater on Tuesday.

The real estate agent was bitten by a shark shortly after 5pm off idyllic Greenmount Beach, and a massive tooth, which is being investigated as belonging to a Great White shark, remained lodged in his longboard.

Greenmount Beach remains closed on Thursday as the Queensland Department of Fisheries scans the coastline by jetski, police boat and helicopter.

Channel 9’s Today has reported a shark was pulled onto a boat from the drum lines at Greenmount Beach about 7.30am.

Mr Slater suffered critical injuries to his leg, and despite the efforts of other surfers, lifeguards and emergency services, he died on the sand.

It comes as a close friend of the Gold Coast real estate agent said Mr Slater “wouldn’t want to see the animal destroyed”.

Adrian Southern told Today he would remember his friend as a “fun-loving guy with a heart of gold”.

“Our common ground was our love of surfing, but Nick was so very passionate about him,” Mr Southern said.

“I was devastated to hear the news ... it was very unlucky, there were about 60 surfers in the water. It could have been anyone out there.”

The state’s shark control program has been a divisive issue since it was introduced in the 1960s; however, Tuesday’s attack was the first fatal shark attack since 1958.

Mr Southern said Mr Slater was “fully aware of the environment he was playing within”.

“Nick wouldn’t want to see the shark hunted in that respect ... it’s only the second attack that’s occurred in those protected beaches,” he said.

“It’s very unusual. But I don’t think he’d necessarily want the shark to be destroyed.”

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