Australian surfer feared dead after shark attack: Police
A surfer is feared dead after being attacked by a shark in shallow water on a remote beach in Western Australia, police said on Tuesday.
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PUBLISHED ONMarch 11, 2025 6:39 AM
SYDNEY — A surfer is feared dead after being attacked by a shark in shallow water on a remote beach in Western Australia, police said on Tuesday (March 11).
A 30-year-old man from Melbourne was reported missing on Monday after witnesses saw a struggle and heard screams at Wharton Beach, a remote area around 800km from the state capital, Perth.
A surfboard with bite marks was later recovered from the beach.
Police believe the man was killed during the attack after failing to locate his body.
"The family has been notified. I suspect it will be a recovery of a body if we can find it," Western Australia Police Commissioner Col Blanch said in an interview with Perth radio station 6PR on Tuesday.
Source: Reuters