A man in his early 20s was surfing with a friend early this morning off the west coast of Australia when he was mauled by a great white shark, which bit him in half. A jet-skier who witnessed the scene described how there was only รขโฌลhalf a torsoรขโฌย left of the victim, and that he was himself attacked as he tried to help. Police are searching for remains, but have yet to find any. Read for instance Mirror .
In another incident the other day, two divers had a close encounter with a great white shark, up to the point where they had to prod it away with their spearguns. There have been five fatal shark incidents off Western Australia since September.


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