After a two-day search, police said remains that had been found at the site of the attack on the country's Mediterranean coast matched those of the man. Israeli media identified him as Barak Tzach, a man in his 40s and a father of four.

Remains have been found by search and rescue teams after a swimmer was attacked by a shark off the coast of northern Israel on Monday, the country's Fire and Rescue Authority says. The remains recovered on Tuesday afternoon were transferred to the Institute of Forensic Medicine for identification.

Israeli police scoured the Mediterranean coast for a swimmer they fear may have been attacked by a shark, in an area that has long seen close encounters between marine predators and beachgoers who sometimes seek them out.