08-17-2010, 04:59 AM
fatal attack in Oz yesterday. his board had been bitten in half, and his upper leg shredded. there were seals about, and the man wasn't consumed, but bled out.
a young dad, sad.
Sydney news:
A father-of-two who died after being attacked by a large shark in Western Australia's world famous Margaret River surfing region had recently moved his family to Busselton from the Eastern States.
Dunsborough police Sergeant Craig Anderson said the 31-year-old man was a fly-in, fly-out miner on his last day of leave when he was attacked 300 metres from the South Point surf break south of Cowaramup Bay, near Gracetown.
Police have notified the man's wife and two children, aged seven and two, but would not confirm his identity until his relatives in the East were notified.
Sergeant Anderson said a couple walking on the beach about 8am (WST) saw the man sitting on his board waiting for a wave but when they turned around four minutes later, he had disappeared.
"They just saw the board only and a lot of grey objects around the board," Sergeant Anderson said.
"They've gone down a bit further and seen the fellow face down in the water amongst the rocks."
a young dad, sad.
Sydney news:
A father-of-two who died after being attacked by a large shark in Western Australia's world famous Margaret River surfing region had recently moved his family to Busselton from the Eastern States.
Dunsborough police Sergeant Craig Anderson said the 31-year-old man was a fly-in, fly-out miner on his last day of leave when he was attacked 300 metres from the South Point surf break south of Cowaramup Bay, near Gracetown.
Police have notified the man's wife and two children, aged seven and two, but would not confirm his identity until his relatives in the East were notified.
Sergeant Anderson said a couple walking on the beach about 8am (WST) saw the man sitting on his board waiting for a wave but when they turned around four minutes later, he had disappeared.
"They just saw the board only and a lot of grey objects around the board," Sergeant Anderson said.
"They've gone down a bit further and seen the fellow face down in the water amongst the rocks."