A surfer has gone missing after a suspected shark attack off Australia’s southwest coast.
The board of the Australian Stirling Surfer was found near the city of Esperance, when asked for a search. There were reports of a shark attack on Kelp Beds Beach late Friday evening, with police suspecting the two incidents were related.
The name of the missing surfer has not been released in his family’s pending notification, but the senior sergeant. Tarasinki said the man was a “leading” local and local figure.
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“Witnesses were called to say they attacked a person with a shark,” said Joan Hill, a spokesman for the ambulance service. “We went to the scene. I understand they haven’t met anyone yet. ”
The search was called for late Friday night, but police planned to launch the first search on Saturday, ABC Australia said.
“Given some of the accounts given to us, the chances of survival are very low,” Tarasinky said.
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Western Australia Premier Mark M Kagowan said the missing man was in the water with other surfers – about six to eight – and others were on the beach at the time of the attack.
“It looks like it’s a very, very difficult and very serious situation,” McGowan said.
VOA News reports that there have been several shark attacks in Australia this year, with six casualties by September. In 2019, no deaths were reported, while in 2017 and 2018, not a single casualty was reported.
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Pro-surfer Matt Wilkinson had a great encounter with a white shark from Bolina on the east coast of Australia on Wednesday. A drone video showed a shark inch from Wilkinson’s foot as he paddled his board before it suddenly left.
The Associated Press contributes to this report.
