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Aaron Bunch

Holidaying surfer presumed dead after shark mauling

A recovery operation continues for the remains of a man presumed dead after being mauled by a shark. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS)

A surfer fatally mauled by a shark at a remote beach was on a six-month holiday with his partner and pet dog.

Steven Payne, 37, was attacked about noon on Monday at Wharton Beach, east of Esperance Western Australia and his remains are yet to be recovered, police say.

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