"The Sydney man had been in the water with mates for about half an hour on Saturday morning off the city's northern beaches. He was sitting on his board, behind the surf break about 100 metres from the shore of Long Reef beach, police estimated when witnesses said he was suddenly dragged under the water, taken by what is suspected to have been a great white shark."
"In the hours after the attack, a handful of friends, some still in wetsuits from the water, and family, who arrived after the tragedy, consoled each other, hugging as they sat in a tight knot on the sand. Metres away, emergency services workers had pitched a marquee on the sand, cordoned off by police tape. Police boats and surf lifesavers on jet skis patrolled the otherwise-empty water off the beach along with drones and a helicopter looking for the shark."
A 57-year-old experienced surfer died after a suspected great white shark attack about 100 metres off Long Reef beach near Sydney. He had been in the water with mates and was sitting on his board behind the surf break when witnesses said he was suddenly dragged under. Fellow surfers returned to pull him ashore but he sustained catastrophic injuries and could not be resuscitated. Friends and family gathered on the sand while emergency services pitched a marquee and police cordoned the area. Police boats, surf lifesavers, drones and a helicopter searched the water as spring weather brought more beachgoers back.
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