A shark hunt is underway off Australia’s east coast after a father was killed in a “freak” attack at a Sydney beach.

The surfer, who had a wife and young daughter, lost "a number of limbs" and his surfboard was broken in two, police said.

The attack marked the fourth fatality of its kind in the country in 2025, according to the Australian Shark-Incident Database ...

Mercury Psillakis, 57, was mauled by a shark near Dee Why on Sydney’s northern beaches Saturday; he was pronounced dead on the scene.

The 57-year-old man, who leaves behind a wife and young daughter, died a day before Father's Day is celebrated in Australia.

'Large shark' kills man at Australian beach, with witness describing hearing screams of 'don't bite me!' An Australian surfer died Saturday after being bitten by a "large shark" at Long Reef Beach in ...

A surfer who was attacked by a shark off the coast of Australia on Monday is presumed dead, police said Tuesday. Officials received reports of the attack around 12:10 p.m. local time on Monday, the ...

The coastline of Australia is dotted with numerous shark nets intended to shield beachgoers from the ocean’s apex predators. But, recently, the equipment has ensnared an altogether different species.

The last time a person in Sydney was killed in a shark attack was in February 2022 - which was the city's first fatal shark ...

Australia said Wednesday it will deploy a $1.1 billion fleet of "Ghost Shark" underwater attack drones to bolster its ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia will spend 1.7 billion Australian dollars ($1.1 billion) on building dozens of locally ...

A man died Saturday on a beach in Sydney "after being bitten by what is believed to have been a large shark," police said.