Man’s Tragic Death in Rare Attack as Shark Nets Debated

Man’s Tragic Death in Rare Attack as Shark Nets Debated
Residents walks along the shoreline as northern Sydney beaches are closed following a suspected shark attack at Long Reef Beach on Sept. 6, 2025. SAEED KHAN/AFP via Getty Images
|Updated:
0:00

Beaches remain closed after the “particularly tragic” death of a dad attacked by a shark the day before Father’s Day, amid a rethink of a multimillion-dollar shark management program.

The 57-year-old was pulled from the water by surfers on Saturday morning after being mauled by a large shark at Long Reef Beach on Sydney’s northern beaches.