07-14-2012, 06:05 AM
victim post 121 ^
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A man jet-skiing near the surfers said it was a gruesome scene, with "half a torso" all that remained of the victim.
"By the time I got out there half of him had been taken and the shark was circling," Mr Holmes said of the attack near Wedge Island, 180km north of Perth.
"I tried to lean off the side and pull him on the back, but as I did that, the shark came back and nudged the jet ski to try to knock me off.
"When I came back the second time, he took the rest of him.
The 4m killer dubbed Brutus by surfers near Wedge Island, 180km north of Perth mauled 24-year-old Ben Linden as he surfed with a mate at 9am yesterday.
Fisheries Minister Norman Moore ordered a shark hunt to capture and kill the beast, saying of the unprecedented spate of attacks: "We seriously have got a problem."
The Sunday Times understands Mr Linden worked as a cabinetmaker in Perth and played bass for local band Fools Rush In.
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A man jet-skiing near the surfers said it was a gruesome scene, with "half a torso" all that remained of the victim.
"By the time I got out there half of him had been taken and the shark was circling," Mr Holmes said of the attack near Wedge Island, 180km north of Perth.
"I tried to lean off the side and pull him on the back, but as I did that, the shark came back and nudged the jet ski to try to knock me off.
"When I came back the second time, he took the rest of him.
The 4m killer dubbed Brutus by surfers near Wedge Island, 180km north of Perth mauled 24-year-old Ben Linden as he surfed with a mate at 9am yesterday.
Fisheries Minister Norman Moore ordered a shark hunt to capture and kill the beast, saying of the unprecedented spate of attacks: "We seriously have got a problem."
The Sunday Times understands Mr Linden worked as a cabinetmaker in Perth and played bass for local band Fools Rush In.