The man who died following a shark attack near the Chatham Islands has been described as a "happy-go-lucky boy".
Jade Dixon was a commercial diver in the Chathams and his grandmother Sandy says he was as "tough as old boots".
Emergency services were called around midday following reports the man - who had been diving off a boat - had been critically injured.
He was rushed to hospital on the islands but died soon after.
His death will be referred to the coroner.
