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A desperate search is underway for a missing surfer after a suspected shark attack at a remote beach.
Emergency services rushed to the Duke Of Orleans Bay area in Condingup on Western Australia’s south coast shortly after midday on Monday following a triple-zero call about a ‘possible shark bite incident’.
A surfer was reported to be in distress at Wharton Beach, about 80km east of Esperance.
An abandoned surfboard was found in the water a short time later but there was no sign of the surfer.
‘A shark was sighted in the area a short time prior and beachgoers left the water,’ WA Police said.
‘At this time it is unclear what has occurred and if a surfer is missing.’
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development is working with emergency services.
The species of the shark spotted isn’t yet known.
A desperate search is underway after a suspected shark attack near Wharton Beach (pictured)
The shark was spotted in the water shortly after a surfer went missing (stock image)
Surf Life Saving WA urged beachgoers to take additional caution in the Duke of Orleans Bay area.
‘DPIRD is working with local authorities and further information will be provided as it becomes available’
A popular spot for surfers, swimmers and snorkellers, Duke of Orleans Bay is known for its picturesque coastline.
Three fatal shark attacks have been recorded along the Esperance coast in the last eight years.
Laeticia Brouwer, 17, died after being bitten by a white shark while surfing at Kelp Beds in 2017.
Diver Gary Johnsson and surfer Andrew Sharpe died in separate incidents in 2020.
