It is believed that a white pointer shark may have attacked a man who has gone missing off a beach in Perth, after police divers discovered his swimming trunks.
Bryn Martin, aged 64, was last seen swimming towards a buoy approximately 350 metres off Cottesloe Beach shortly after 8am (WST) on Monday.
About an hour later, he was reported missing, prompting a search operation that involved land, sea, and air resources.
At 3pm, police divers located his swimmers on the seabed near the buoy.
Neil Blair, the duty patrol commander, stated that the missing man’s wife identified the swimmers as those worn by her husband.
“Experts from Fisheries have examined the bathers and concluded that the damage is indicative of what a white pointer shark might inflict,” he told reporters on Monday evening.
A family representative for Mr. Martin will hold a press conference at Cottesloe Beach at 8am on Tuesday.
The beach continues to be closed.
