Surfer dead in WA shark attack

Wednesday, 12 Mar, 2025 0

A New Zealand born surfer has been killed in a shark attack in Western Australia.

Steven Payne, 37 is still missing but presumed dead.

He was in the water at a remote beach when the attack happened.

Part of the incident was caught on drone footage which apprently showed a shark around a large cloud of blood in the water.

Later a rescue team found the man’s surfboard with bite marks.

WA police said a large search operation has failed to find the body.

Payne lived in Geelong and was several weeks into a long road trip in Western Australia.

It is the fourth shark attack death in the past seven years in the area.



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