A 28-year-old surfer has disappeared while practicing his surf skills at a popular surf beach in southern Australia (illustrative photo). Image-Source – ENVATO ELEMENTS
A 28-year-old surfer disappeared on Thursday evening, January 2, 2025 while practicing his surf skills at a popular surf beach in southern Australia. Authorities believe he died as a result of a shark attack.
A surfer missing in Australia is believed to have died in a shark attack, authorities said Friday, January 3, 2025, as they search the waters where the man disappeared, reports ABC News. The man is Lance Appleby, according to 9News.
The 28-year-old surfer was at a popular surf beach in South Australia where another man was killed by a great white shark in 2023.
A witness who saw the shark attack at Granites Beach, near the coastal town of Streaky Bay, jumped into the water on a jet ski and retrieved Appleby's surfboard. the man, relays ABC News.
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Killed by a shark ?
“There was no sign of this young man, no sign of him”, police officer Rebecca Stokes told our colleagues. “According to the descriptions of the witnesses, we are convinced that he was killed by a shark.”
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This Friday, January 3, 2025, rescuers and volunteers were searching for the man offshore and the beach was closed to the public. “The man's body has not yet been found and air, land and water searches” have been organized since this morning, details a police press release. .
The police were also preparing a report from the medical examiner, BFM reports. The police are asking any witnesses to provide their contact details to the local police or to call 131444.