An Australian surfer is presumed dead after a shark attack while his girlfriend and others watched in horror, only weeks into the couple’s six-month-long dream vacation. Steven Payne, 37, was surfing off Wharton Beach — a remote area of Western Australia about 480 miles from Perth — when the shark mauled him Monday afternoon,

A missing surfer is feared dead after a shark attack at Wharton Beach in Western Australia, one of the country's most popular surfing spots. Police reported the 30-year-old Melbourne man was seen in distres, following screams from witnesses before he disappeared.