As police search for the body of shark victim Lance Appleby, just how fearful should Australians be?

South Australian authorities were searching for the body of 28-year-old surfer Lance Appleby, who witnesses saw being taken by a shark Photograph: Supplied

Australia has suffered another death from a shark after a surfer was bitten in the country’s south, the fourth fatal incident in the region in 18 months.

Authorities were still searching for the body of 28-year-old Lance Appleby, who witnesses saw being taken by a shark on 2 January, according to police.