Man feared dead after shark attack off remote beach in South Australia

Authorities are searching for a 46-year-old missing surfer who is believed to have died after a shark attack on the west coast of the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. “A man is believed to have died following a shark attack,” police said in a statement, adding that he was the only person to be attacked. The man from Elliston was surfing at the Walkers Rocks Beach on the Great Australian Bight when he was attacked 30 to 50 metres offshore. Police and paramedics were called to the beach about 7km north of Elliston after 10am (local time) on Saturday. Over half a dozen boats and jet skis were pressed to search for the “well-known” local where he was last seen, Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported.