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Shark attack victim Steven Jeffrey Payne did not use deterrent device before final surf, inquest hears
A man who was killed by a shark off WA's south coast earlier this year decided not to wear his shark deterrent device before ...
New details emerge after surfer, 37, was mauled to death by shark in front of his girlfriend at Aussie beach
An inquest has heard the heartbreaking steps a surfer took to avoid a shark attack while in Australian waters.
Wharton Beach fatal shark attack: Coronial inquest into surfer Steven Payne’s death reveals tragic details
The devastating circumstances of a great white shark attack on a surfer who was fatally mauled in front of his girlfriend at ...
Inquest told of fateful decision before surfer killed in Esperance shark attack
A WA coroner heard Melbourne man Steven Payne was attacked from behind by a great white shark, believed to be more than three ...
New Zealander killed by shark in Australia was not wearing shark deterrent device he owned
A New Zealander who was killed by a shark while surfing in Australia owned a shark deterrent device but decided not to use it on the day he was killed, a coroner has heard. Steven Payne, 37, died ...
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Esperance shark attack inquest: Steven Payne attacked from behind ...
A WA coroner heard Melbourne man Steven Payne was attacked from behind by a great white shark, believed to be more than three metres long.
As it happened: WA news on Tuesday, July 8
The WA road toll is 108 following several deaths over the weekend and another yesterday in Yornup. It is 30 per cent higher ...