Wharton Beach fatal shark attack: Coronial inquest into surfer Steven Payne’s death reveals tragic details
The destructive conditions of a large white shark attack on a deadly injured in front of his girlfriend at a Esperance Beach were first announced.
37 -year -old Melbourne man Steven Payne was on a lifetime trailer journey around WA with his partner Catherine Birch and Dog Poppy when he was killed at the Wharton Beach on March 10, 93 km east of Esperance.
Mr. Payne’s body was never found, and a coronal investigation of his death caused.
The investigation was told that Bay Payne was in remission for testicular cancer for three years when he died.
Mr. Payne had a shark deterrent device, but he did not wear it that day, because he thought it was not necessary after tragically leaving South Australia.
And just a few days before the attack, Mr. Payne and his partner talked to the indigenous people about a deadly shark attack in January and after they decided not to surf the Granits Beach of South Australia.
After arriving at the Wharton Beach on March 10, Mr. Payne entered the water with two surfers around 10.15 hours.
Relaxing on the shore, reading a book and sitting with dogs Catherine, about 90 minutes later the coast recognized the 60 -meter chaos.
He ran to the edge of the water and shouted while trying to warn the group’s presence group.
At first, Mr. Payne, who was attacked from behind without warning, had no idea that he was bitten by a shark.
“Catherine later noticed that Steven realized that Steven had noticed that Steven was wearing the same different sun hat wore by the last Steven and the attack of the attack.
“What Catherine immediately knew that Steven was dead.”
The terrible drone images of the attack shot by a tourist, which is undoubtedly trying to capture the Pitoresque beaches, primary industries and regional development. He concluded that Steven Travers’ shark was 3.2-3.5 meters long.
SGT Robertson said that after the DNA tests taken from the damaged surfboard seized at the scene, 100 percent of shark species returned for a large white.
The conditions were defined by sunny, crystal clarity. That day, the majority of people on the beach were inter -state or overseas tourists.
In the end, Mr. Payne had only one Esperance local gift that answered the damaged surfboard that brought to the shore to the police.
Esperance Police Sergeant Harriet Collins was the first police officer at the scene.
After talking to witnesses and watching the drone images, he immediately knew that it was a rescue task, not a rescue task.
SGT. Collins, two ambulances and Esperance Townsite after sending a police car to the remote beach after the emergency services took 40 minutes, he said.
SGT Robertson, the other two surfers in the water can not help Mr. Payne, each nearby swam to a nearby rock and shore.
“The attack that dragged Steven into a circle of water -stained water surrounding Steven,” he said.
“Following this, it never seen it never reappeared.”
The drone images concluded to the researchers that “Images showed Steven’s injuries to life and continuing blood loss”.
State Deputy Coroner Sarah Linton said that the death of Mr. Payne would be managed by a deadly accident.
A search for Mr. Payne proved to have failed to be called two days later.
Police divers were very dangerous for investigating the depths of the body, but the police teams rubbing the coastline, the sun hat, torn wetsite and two parts of the foam, the board of the wood believed to be damaged wetsuit and foam managed to place.
The police believe that his body can be taken from the attack zone by the shark.
Mr. Payne’s brother Matthew joined the details of the deadly attack on Tuesday.
Both of them STeveen’s family and partnerThey do not support the excretion of aid sharks.
