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The family of Steven Payne — the Melbourne surfer killed by a shark at a beach near Esperance on Monday — have paid tribute to the “smart, kind, funny and laid-back” 37-year-old.

‘We are devastated’: Family of Esperance shark attack victim pay tribute to beloved ‘gentle giant’

The family of Melbourne man Steven Payne — the surfer killed by a shark at a beach near Esperance — have paid tribute to the “gentle giant”, describing him as a “smart, kind, funny and laid-back” man who cherished his loved ones.

  • Heather McNeill and Jesinta Burton

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Wharton Beach near Esperance has been closed following a shark attack on Monday.

Drone captured shark, blood in water moments after Esperance fatal attack

Grave fears are held for a surfer attacked by a large shark in chest-deep water off a WA beach as the community is left reeling from the fourth suspected fatal mauling since 2017. 

  • Heather McNeill
Esperance shark attack victim Laeticia Brouwer.

Timeline of fatal shark attacks along the West Australian coast

Since 2000, 20 people have been killed in shark attacks off the WA coast.

  • Heather McNeill
A woman has been attacked by a shark at Gunyah Beach and suffered a serious leg injury.

Woman bitten by shark at south Sydney beach

Beaches have been closed across Bate Bay after a woman was bitten by a shark at Bundeena and suffered a serious leg injury.

  • Kayla Olaya and Nick Galvin
The smart drumline trial will finish next week.

Australia second for shark bites as numbers fall worldwide

Worldwide, 47 people were bitten last year in unprovoked incidents, seven of them fatally.

  • Erin Blakemore
Hundreds gathered on the beach to pay tribute to Charlize Zmuda.

Sea of mourners gather around Charlize’s family

Twenty-four hours after local lifesaver Charlize Zmuda was fatally attacked by a shark at a popular Bribie Island beach, more than a thousand locals gathered at a vigil for the teen.

  • Courtney Kruk
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A whale shark that popped up beside a boat off the coast of Bermagui.

The water is so warm, even whale sharks are heading south for summer

The ocean giants are commonly seen at Ningaloo Reef in WA. Astonishingly, one turned up on the NSW coast.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Charlize Zmuda died after she was attacked by a shark of Bribie Island.

Teenage girl killed in shark attack off popular beach identified

Photos online show she had her school formal in recent days and was a keen member of the island surf lifesaving club.

  • Sean Parnell and Cloe Read
Bull sharks enjoying warm waters at Spit West Reserve over the weekend.

Warmer Sydney waters mean longer shark season

Climate change is raising sea temperatures and making conditions more hospitable to bull sharks and tiger sharks.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Dale Killow, 37, described fending off the shark while being dragged underwater.

‘It went for me’: Albany surfer describes narrow escape after fending off shark

An Albany surfer has described fending off a shark underwater while tangled in his leg rope after it charged at him and bit into the board he was attempting to use as a shield.

  • Andrew Du and Jesinta Burton

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