Authorities in WA have wound back the search for a 37-year-old man from Victoria who was attacked by a shark at a popular beach near Esperance on Monday afternoon.
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00:00Despite an extensive search, there's been no sign of 37-year-old Stephen Payne after
00:07he was attacked by a shark at Wharton Beach about an hour's drive east of Esperance on
00:11Monday afternoon.
00:13Police say the man was travelling across Australia from Melbourne with his partner and their
00:18dog when the incident occurred.
00:20His partner tragically saw the event unfold from the beach.
00:24Other witnesses were there as well who raised the alarm and the beach was soon closed after
00:29the incident, but as I mentioned, there's just been no sign despite the extensive effort.
00:37This is the fourth tragedy in the Esperance region since 2017.
00:41The community's devastated here and are supporting one another where they can.
00:45It's just another blow for an area that's had far too many shark-related tragedies in
00:50recent years.