A 37-year-old man in Australia has been identified in the wake of what police believe to have been an attack by a 'massive shark' in chest-deep water that left the individual dead.

Yet another attack in the notoriously sharky region – this time on a swimmer at Sandtrax, a popular surf spot, outside of Perth – from a 5-foot tiger shark.

Wharton Beach, which had been closed since ... His group has long called for stronger state government action to prevent shark attacks. They believe if a shark is hanging around a popular beach ...

CONDINGUP, Western Australia – A surfer is presumed dead after a suspected shark attack off the coast of Wharton Beach in Condingup, Western Australia. The incident happened about 12:10 p.m ...

Wharton Beach is expected to be reopened on Wednesday ... There have been three fatal shark attacks in the region since 2017, ABC reported. The fatal shark attack comes days after a woman was ...

we will work day in and day out to provide good government”. A surfer was mauled to death by a shark at Wharton Beach, off the coast of Esperance on Monday. Steven Payne, 37, was in the water ...

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) in Western Australia said they received a report of a shark attack at about 12:17 p.m. local time on Monday at Wharton Beach ...

A dream vacation ended in tragedy for an Australian surfer mauled to death by a shark in Western ... at the remote Wharton Beach, about an hour from Esperance. The fatal attack occurred on Monday ...

Emergency services were called to Wharton Beach in Cape Le Grand ... Witnesses recalled seeing a massive shark attack the surfer in chest-deep water and hearing loud screams.

The surfer was in the water near Wharton Beach ... shark involved to be killed. Mr. Payne was on a six-month trip around Australia with his dog and his girlfriend, who witnessed the fatal attack ...