“Sharks Just Thrashing Around”: Witness of Jaws of Death Attacking a Surfer Give Details of the Horrifying Moment

While surfing gained popularity over the years, its history is rife with bloody mishaps and accidents. Along similar lines, a 46-year-old surfer from Elliston, South Australia, went missing on 13th May while paddling at the Eyre Peninsula. After a rigorous search operation, lifeguards and rescuers are speculating that the surfer was most likely attacked by a Great White shark.

Though all the probing attempts to find the 46-year-old went in vain, it is believed that a shark attack claimed the surfer’s life when he was catching waves at Walkers Rock beach at the Great Australian Bright. Nonetheless, the witness present during the fiasco recently underlined some terrifying details of the accident.

Witness gave away some heart-wrenching updates

Emergency services rushed to Walkers Rock beach at around 10 am after the 46-year-old’s fellow beachgoers reported the incident. The brutal surfing mishap took place 30-50 meters away from the shore. Nevertheless, as per the report of Yahoo News, 22-year-old Jaiden Millar was the prime witness of the accident and gave several tidbits about the whole episode. 

Following this, Mr. Millar pleaded to “call an ambulance” but “he was gone” before the pleas reached the lifeguards. However, a multitude of boats and skis were lined up on Saturday to extricate the surfer from the gloomy waters. But all the attempts were futile.

Surfer’s body is yet to be recovered

The victim of the recent shark attack in South Australia was identified as a school teacher. The 46-year-old’s name was Simon Baccanello. As he went missing on Saturday, the search spree continues to find the body of the surfer. More than six boats and a series of jet skis were all lined up on the beach to search Mr. Baccanello’s body.

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Mr. Travelyn Smith, the SES manager, told ABC News, “We’ve got a missing person, they’ve already got the surfboard…we’re just looking for anything that relates to [that] person”. Nonetheless, acknowledging the statements of the witnesses, the emergency services and local police authorities now believe that it was the Great White shark who hindered Mr. Baccanello’s path when he was catching waves at Walkers Rock beach.

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