Shark attack on Eyre Peninsula leaves locals shocked

ABC NEWS (Australia)

Emergency services are searching for the body of a surfer after shark attack on the state's far west coast. The attack happened at a popular surfing spot known as "The Granites" near Streaky Bay on the Eyre Peninsula.

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00:00 The alarm was raised around 10.30 this morning after reports a 55 year old man was attacked

00:06 while surfing at this beach locally known as Granites just outside Streaky Bay.

00:12 With ideal surf conditions many people had gathered at the popular spot meaning a large

00:16 number of witnesses saw the attack from both the ocean and the beach.

00:20 It's believed to have been a great white shark that attacked the man described by witnesses

00:23 as 4 metres in length.

00:26 Locals say that it's distressing news.

00:28 The community is still in shock, we're still trying to work out what's actually occurred.

00:32 It's a tight knit surfing community, people look after each other out there.

00:38 I'm not an authority on surfing at all but yeah, I mean it still is surprising, it's

00:44 still that initial traumatic response I think.

00:49 The last fatal attack in this region was around 115km from Streaky Bay at Walker's Rocks just

00:55 outside Elliston where a local teacher was fatally attacked by a shark around 50 metres

01:00 offshore in May.

01:01 Emergency services and police will continue to search for the man's body at this beach

01:06 until dark.

01:07 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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