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Charlotte Ambrose

Surfer dad killed in Sydney shark attack day before Father’s Day

57-year-old Mercury Psillakis was fatally attacked by a shark on Saturday - (Facebook)

An experienced surfer has died after being mauled by a shark off Sydney’s coast the day before Father’s Day.

Mercury Psillakis, 57, was in the water with friends at Long Reef Beach, north of the city, when the attack happened on Sunday morning. He had been surfing for around 30 minutes before the fatal encounter.

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