A surfer who was attacked by a shark off the coast of Australia on Monday is presumed dead, police said Tuesday. Officials received reports of the attack around 12:10 p.m. local time on Monday ...

Witnesses heard screams before the surfer vanished following a shark attack. His surfing board, showing evidence of bite marks, was retrieved from the water later but his body remains missing.

A desperate search is underway for a missing surfer after a suspected shark attack at a remote beach ... The species of the shark spotted isn't yet known. Surf Life Saving WA urged beachgoers ...

had been traveling around Australia for five weeks when he decided to surf at the remote yet popular beach on Monday. Moments before the attack, beachgoers had reported a shark in the area ...

WENDELL TEODORO/AFP via Getty; Getty A shark attack survivor is speaking candidly ... "I still try and surf as much as I can, but there are times when things do not feel right, and I am too ...

Steven Payne, a 37-year-old holidaying from Melbourne, was in the water at Wharton Beach near Esperance when beachgoers heard screams and witnessed a sustained shark attack before the surfer ...

PEOPLE previously reported that the surfer was attacked by the shark in chest-deep water, per The Sydney Morning Herald. The attack was witnessed by many beach-goers, with Payne being "spotted ...

Surf Lifesaving WA issued an alert saying a possible shark bite incident had been reported, about 12.25pm AWST. Duke Of Orleans Bay is east of Esperance on WA's south coast. Picture: Google ...