{"id":140950,"date":"2025-03-11T22:16:11","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T15:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=140950"},"modified":"2025-03-11T22:16:11","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T15:16:11","slug":"surfer-presumed-dead-after-shark-attack-off-australian-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=140950","title":{"rendered":"Surfer presumed dead after shark attack off Australian coast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"embed\" data-video-id=\"play-5b1ec8b920017e7\" class=\"m video-player\"><a href=\"\" class=\"video-link\"><span class=\"overlay\"\/> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/320\/179\/play-5b1ec8b920017e7--16642509675.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/640\/358\/play-5b1ec8b920017e7--16642509675.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/768\/432\/play-5b1ec8b920017e7--16642509675.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/1536\/864\/play-5b1ec8b920017e7--16642509675.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1984\" height=\"1116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/992\/558\/play-5b1ec8b920017e7--16642509675.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/1984\/1116\/play-5b1ec8b920017e7--16642509675.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/992\/558\/play-5b1ec8b920017e7--16642509675.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Perth, Australia fisherman Matt Zen shares the story of a 10-foot copper shark interrupting a fishing trip by chomping down on a charter boat propeller\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/a> <!----><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">Perth, Australia fisherman Matt Zen shares the story of a 10-foot copper shark interrupting a fishing trip by chomping down on a charter boat propeller<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><strong>CONDINGUP, Western Australia<\/strong> \u2013 A surfer is presumed dead after a suspected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/shark-attack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shark attack<\/a> off the coast of Wharton Beach in Condingup, Western <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/australia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Australia<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The incident happened about 12:10 p.m. Monday, the Western Australia Police Force said, approximately 40 miles east of Esperance. Upon arrival, authorities recovered a surfboard bearing clear evidence of bite marks.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The missing victim was identified as 37-year-old Steven Jeffrey Payne, of Melbourne, according to local media.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Immediately following the incident, a comprehensive search operation was launched along the waters off Cape Le Grand, where Wharton Beach is located. Search efforts resumed at first light Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;Unfortunately, that search has not recovered the surfer&#8217;s body,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=872556911603084\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Esperance police Senior Sergeant Chris Taylor said<\/a>. &#8220;I can also confirm that our search is a recovery, not a rescue.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">In the interest of public <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/safety\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">safety<\/a>, the Shire of Esperance rangers immediately closed Wharton Beach following the attack.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Payne said that after speaking with witnesses and reviewing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/drones\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drone<\/a> footage from a member of the public taken shortly after the attack, it was clear what had happened to Payne.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;The partner observed what happened yesterday, which is tragic,&#8221; he told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2025-03-11\/search-continues-surfer-missing-shark-attack-esperance\/105034378\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;It is heartbreaking obviously, and the whole community of Esperance feels the pain. Not as much as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/family\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">family<\/a>. Obviously, they&#8217;re distraught and trying to come to terms with what happened,&#8221; Taylor said.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Authorities have reported no further shark sightings in the area, and the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development is continuing to monitor the situation.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;As a community within Esperance, we&#8217;ve been through this before,&#8221; Taylor said. &#8220;It hurts a lot.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">There have been three fatal shark attacks in the region since 2017, ABC reports, when a 17-year-old died after being bitten by a white shark while surfing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/esperance-australia-wharton-beach-shark-attack-missing\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Perth, Australia fisherman Matt Zen shares the story of a 10-foot copper shark interrupting a fishing trip by chomping down on a charter boat propeller CONDINGUP, Western Australia \u2013 A &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=140950\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9472],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-140950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-weather","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140950","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=140950"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140950\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=140950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=140950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=140950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}