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 ...

Taylor said the search for Payne could be called off as early as this afternoon. “There’s only so much of the bay you can keep searching over and over,” he said. “At the moment, we’ve not recovered ...

Payne is understood to have been in chest-deep water about 50m from the shore and with at least two other surfers when he was attacked, but Taylor said there “was absolutely nothing they could do, ...

The family of a surfer killed on Western Australia's remote south coast says he would not have supported a shark cull and ...

"Steve was one of the best ... sharks have been tagged in WA waters. The shark species involved in this week's attack has not yet been confirmed. Mr Payne's board has been recovered, which ...

Steven Payne, 37, is presumed dead after a shark attack in Western Australia ... “We are devastated to have lost Steve.” The family spoke about the 37-year-old's love of surfing, recalling ...

“We are devastated to have lost Steve.” Passionate surfer Steven Payne died in a shark attack in Western Australia. Picture: Facebook Mr Payne was attacked while surfing off a remote beach in ...

The family said Mr Payne was a keen surfer and diver and said he would not support any efforts to cull the shark. “Steve would not ... “We are devastated to have lost Steve.” Sen. Sgt Christopher ...

Following a shark attack in Western Australia on Monday ... surfing Granites Beach on the Eyre Peninsula. Rest in peace, ...

Authorities will examine Payne’s surfboard to determine the size and species of shark involved in the attack, which could take some time.