The family of Victorian Steven Payne, who was killed on WA's remote south coast, say he "loved his partner deeply, cherished his family, thought the world of his best mates, and was devoted to his dog".

A surfer has been reported missing after a suspected shark attack on a remote Australian beach. The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) in Western Australia said they received a report of a shark attack at about 12:17 p.

A surfer in waters off the coast of Western Australia was killed by a shark Monday, and authorities have not yet been able to recover his body.

A shark, in all its raw, primal form, is exactly what it looks like: a predator. And for one Australian surfer, that truth hit with devastating force. Steven Payne, a 37-year-old surfer from Melbourne,