Update 5pm – A man is believed to have died following a shark attack at Walkers Rock Beach this morning.
About 10.10am today (Saturday 13 May) emergency services were called to Walkers Rock Beach, about 7kms north of Elliston, following reports that a man had been attacked by a shark.
The 46-year-old Elliston man was surfing when he was attacked and he is now missing.
Police, SES and local members of the community are engaged in a search to locate him. No other persons were injured.
Superintendent Paul Bahr, Officer in Charge of Eyre and Western Local Service Area says “We would like to thank the local community and emergency services for their assistance with the search. It’s not easy when it’s a local involved but we commend their strength and their want to assist.
We will continue to search with the assistance of local emergency services and other resources.”