A surfer is feared dead after witnesses saw him being attacked by a 13.75ft monster shark at a secluded spot on the beach.
The 55-year-old man was attacked by a great white shark near Granite Rock south of Streaky Bay, South Australia, about 10.20pm on Tuesday.
Emergency services began an exhaustive search for the man’s body, which has not been found.
Surfer Jeff Schmucker, who was at the scene, raced on a jet ski to find the man, but was surrounded by what he believed was a 13.75-foot great white shark.
“He attacked him from one side. He went under once, came back up and went under again and that was the last time the boy saw him,” he told 7News.
The 55-year-old man was attacked by a great white shark near Granite Rock south of Streaky Bay, South Australia.7NEWS
He told 7News he found the remains of the 55-year-old man’s surfboard with a large bite mark and had filmed a 13.75ft shark which he believes was the one that attacked the man.
The man struggled but was no match for the huge shark, according to another witness.
Police from Eyre and Western responded immediately and launched a search with the help of Police Water Operations, PolAir, the State Emergency Service and local volunteers following reports of the attack.
Granite Rock is a known breeding ground for white sharks and the attack occurred in front of several beachgoers.
The Adelaide Advertiser reports that one witness described the scene as “pandemonium”.
The attack occurred in front of several other beachgoers at Granite Rock. 7NEWS
“It happened near the surf zone,” he said.
The attack comes just weeks after Pamela Cook was bitten by a shark in Beachport, in the state’s southeast.
Cook was bitten on the leg and suffered serious injuries in the early morning meow.
She was attacked shortly before 8am while swimming with local community group Beachport Sea Urchins and Slugs near the town jetty.
It also follows the death in May of teacher Simon Baccanello, who is believed to have been killed by a shark while surfing at Walkers Rock, near Ellison, on the west coast of South Australia.
A witness claims he saw a shark dragging Mr. Baccanello underwater.
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