NCA NewsWire October 10, 2020 1:32pm A desperate search has resumed for a West Australian surfer who was taken by a shark on Friday. A search and rescue operation is set to resume after a surfer was attacked by a shark near Esperance in Western Australia. A surfer is missing after a suspected shark attack along the south coast of Western Australia, authorities said Friday -- the latest incident in a year … In 2014, 23-year-old surfer Sean Pollard was also attacked by a shark at the beach, losing his arm and other hand. He was attacked at Kelp Beds Beach about 11am on Friday before another surfer tried in vain to pull him from the water, Premier Mark McGowan said. WA Police Acting Inspector Clint Oversby confirmed the search had been called off on Saturday afternoon but would resume on Sunday. The surf spot is notorious for shark attacks. Mr McGowan said WA's south coast, particularly around Esperance, was a known breeding ground for great white sharks and home to large seal colonies. Nick The man's surfboard had been recovered but there was no sign of him.
Kelp Beds Beach was the site of a deadly shark mauling in 2017 when 17-year-old surfer Laeticia Brouwer was killed. A surfboard with bite marks later washed ashore but the father-of-two is yet to be found.
THIS is the heart-stopping moment a surfer dodges a shark attack by just inches, as the 8ft beast lunges at his feet in the water. Police divers and a remote underwater vehicle team were among those involved in the search for the missing man on Saturday. The search for a surfer mauled by a shark near Esperance in Western Australia will resume on Sunday. Andrew Sharpe was surfing about 10.45am at Kelp Beds near Esperance when he was bitten and dragged below the surface. Aussie spinner's 50-year first in stunning Sheffield Shield spell, Detail on Trump's hand fuels speculation after Covid diagnosis, Oh Boy: AccuWeather Just Released Its Winter Weather Predictions for the Upcoming Season, Novak Djokovic's wife caught in ugly French Open controversy, 'Never seen that': UFC in shock over 'craziest KO in history', 'Madness': Unbelievable scenes at department store in Covid-ridden city, Man accused of beating new wife to death on wedding day, Earth 'squeezed like an orange': Call for climate action, 'Inventing fashion': $1.4m detail in Rafa Nadal's French Open outfit, Uni student kidnapped for huge ransom before death, Motorsport rocked by tragic death of 21-year-old co-driver, Disturbing find in search for missing shark attack victim, Harrowing details about theme park 'death trap', Woman killed while filming fake kidnapping video for TikTok, Shoppers raving about $20 Kmart item that doubles as kimono. The State Emergency Service, Surf Life Saving WA and local council officials are among other services assisting. terrifying moment a surfer was fatally attacked by a shark which left a tooth and jaw marks in his board. He said the government had taken extra safety measures to protect swimmers and surfers including helicopter patrols, monitoring stations and subsidised shark shields. The man went … Drone operators saved an Australian former surfing champion from a potential shark attack off New South Wales on Wednesday. The Shire of Esperance has closed beaches from Wylie Head to Cape Le Grand National Park. However there was always an element of risk when entering the water, he said. A round-up of our most popular stories delivered to your inbox. It is the same area where 17-year-old Laeticia Brouwer died after being bitten by a white shark in 2017.
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