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 surfing off Wharton Beach — a remote area of Western Australia about 480 miles from Perth — when the shark mauled him Monday afternoon,

The family of a keen surfer who died after being attacked by a shark off a Western Australian beach have paid tribute to the "gentle giant". Steven Payne, who was originally from New Zealand but was living in Melbourne,

The family of a Victorian surfer who died during a horrific shark attack say they are “devastated” but would not support culling sharks off the Western Australian coast.

A surfer who was fatally mauled by a shark in front of his partner at a remote WA beach was a “talented sportsman” from New Zealand. Steven Payne, 37, who lived in the Melbourne region, was attacked while surfing at Wharton Beach near Esperance, 800km southeast of Perth, just after midday on Monday. His body is yet to be recovered.

A body has not been recovered after a surfer was attacked by a shark off the coast of Australia. Police say drone footage that captured the aftermath of the incident.

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.

Shutterstock Image While Australia is known for many beautiful things, it is also known for something terrifying...sharks. Australian waters are home to various species of sharks and unfortunately, that means that they are also home to more frequent shark attacks.

A shark fatally attacked surfer Steven Jeffrey Payne in Western Australia, sparking a recovery mission after his body remained missing.