{"id":2413412,"date":"2025-03-16T13:43:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T17:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/surfer-presumed-dead-after-drone-video-shows-a-lot-of-blood-the-shark-and-some-other-things\/"},"modified":"2025-03-16T13:43:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T17:43:02","slug":"surfer-presumed-dead-after-drone-video-shows-a-lot-of-blood-the-shark-and-some-other-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/surfer-presumed-dead-after-drone-video-shows-a-lot-of-blood-the-shark-and-some-other-things\/","title":{"rendered":"Surfer Presumed Dead After Drone Video Shows &#8216;A Lot of Blood, The Shark, And Some Other Things&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsurfer-presumed-dead-after-drone-video-shows-a-lot-of-blood-the-shark-and-some-other-things%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2413412&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A surfer in Australia was presumed dead on Tuesday after drone footage and other signs revealed evidence of a shark attack.<\/p>\n<p>Steven Jeffrey Payne, 37, had been surfing at Wharton Beach on Monday when he was spotted in distress around noon, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2025-03-11\/search-continues-surfer-missing-shark-attack-esperance\/105034378\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Australian Broadcasting Corporation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>His shark-bitten board was later found floating in the water.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier that day, a shark had been spotted off the beach, which is located near the town of Esperance, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-australia-wont-retaliate-unjustified-us-tariffs-steel-aluminum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Australia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>His girlfriend was reportedly standing on the beach when the attack happened, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thewest.com.au\/news\/sharks\/duke-of-orleans-bay-emergency-services-responding-to-reports-of-a-shark-attack-at-popular-beach-c-17989752?utm_content=buffer154ab&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=facebook.com&amp;utm_campaign=the-west-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The West Australian<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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 \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She was shocked,&rdquo; a witness said of Payne&rsquo;s girlfriend.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We heard the screams to everyone to get out of the water,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Police worked with search and rescue to recover the body but, after speaking with witnesses and reviewing drone footage, spoke on Tuesday about calling off the search.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think there&rsquo;s much point in utilizing all the resources that we have at the moment too much longer,&rdquo; Christopher Taylor, the Esperance Police Station senior sergeant, remarked.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s only so much of the bay you can keep searching over and over. At the moment, we haven&rsquo;t recovered anything.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Taylor spoke about the content of the drone footage, which was captured shortly after the attack.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There was a lot of blood, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-shark-bites-61-year-old-maui-surfer-completely-severing-leg-knee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shark<\/a>, and some other things that I don&rsquo;t think any others need to see,&rdquo; Taylor said.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FWA.Police%2Fvideos%2F872556911603084%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Finding no further evidence of the shark still being in the area, Taylor added that the beach would open the next day.<\/p>\n<p>Payne was vacationing from Melbourne, Australia, and was visiting Esperance with his girlfriend and his dog.<\/p>\n<p>He was originally from New Zealand, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/news\/surfer-steven-payne-killed-in-wa-shark-attack-remembered-as-really-good-lad-c-18011281\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">7 News Australia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A surfer who was fatally mauled by a shark in front of his partner at a remote WA beach was a talented sportsman from New Zealand. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/7NEWS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#7NEWS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zNRuabjMcq\">https:\/\/t.co\/zNRuabjMcq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; 7NEWS Adelaide (@7NewsAdelaide) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/7NewsAdelaide\/status\/1899613549791707198?\">March 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is heartbreaking, obviously, and the whole community of Esperance feels the pain &mdash; not as much as the family, obviously. They&rsquo;re distraught and trying to come to terms with what happened yesterday. But as a community within Esperance, we&rsquo;ve been through this before, and it hurts a lot,&rdquo; Taylor said.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor was likely referring to the three fatal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/single-shark-goes-4th-july-rampage-texas-beach-attacks-4-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shark attacks<\/a> in the region since 2017, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.<\/p>\n<p>The first victim in the series of attacks was 17-year-old surfer Laeticia Brouwer, who was killed by a great white shark.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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