Australia police call off search for man attacked by shark

SYDNEY — Police successful occidental Australia connected Sunday called disconnected a hunt for a swimmer who was attacked by a shark.

The woman of Paul Millachip, 57, said she was with him astatine the Port Beach successful the suburb of Perth connected Saturday greeting erstwhile 2 teenagers connected a vessel witnessed the shark attack.

“It came retired of the blue. But it did happen, you conscionable person to woody with it,” the woman said, asking not to person her sanction published. She praised the teenagers who tried to help.

When the shark attacked a 2nd time, they raced their vessel and alerted different swimmers to get retired of the water.

Police said earlier the onslaught whitethorn person progressive much than 1 shark, but witnesses said it appeared to beryllium a 4 1/2-meter (15-foot) large white.

Police said determination was an extended marine hunt for the begetter of two, which turned up a brace of goggles believed to beryllium to him.

“A household is present grieving, a antheral has mislaid his life. It’s a terribly bittersweet situation,” West Australia Premier Mark McGowan said.

The astir caller fatal shark onslaught successful Australia was connected Sept. 5 successful New South Wales authorities connected the eastbound coast.