A 37-year-old man in Australia has been identified in the wake of what police believe to have been an attack by a 'massive shark' in chest-deep water that left the individual dead.

An Australian surfer is presumed dead after a shark attack while his girlfriend and others watched in horror, only weeks into the couple’s six-month-long dream vacation. Steven Payne, 37, was ...

A man who was killed by a shark off WA's south coast earlier this year decided not to wear his shark deterrent device before going into the water, an inquest hears.

Steven Jeffrey Payne, 37, was attacked by a great white shark while surfing at Wharton Beach, around 80 kilometres east of Esperance, in March this year. A coronial inquest has found it is "very ...

New details emerge after surfer, 37, was mauled to death by shark in front of his girlfriend at Aussie beach Steven Payne died after great white attack Coroner likely to rule death a 'fatal accident' ...

The devastating circumstances of a great white shark attack on a surfer who was fatally mauled in front of his girlfriend at an Esperance beach have been revealed for the first time.

A WA coroner heard Melbourne man Steven Payne was attacked from behind by a great white shark, believed to be more than three metres long.

An Australian surfer is presumed dead after a shark attack while his girlfriend and others watched in horror, only weeks into the couple’s six-month-long dream vacation. Steven Payne, 37, was ...