‘One of the best’: Tributes for Kiwi killed by shark as partner watched

New Zealand-born surfer Steven Payne killed by shark in Australia

He was five weeks into a six-month caravan trip with his partner and their dog.

‘One of the best’: Tributes for Kiwi killed by shark as partner watched

A New Zealander was killed by a shark in Western Australia as his partner looked on helplessly, with a drone capturing the horrific aftermath. Friends and...

Drone catches final moments of surfer mauled to death by shark in front of girlfriend

Tributes pour in for New Zealander Steven Payne, who was attacked on trip to Australia with his partner

First pics of tragic tourist mauled to death by shark in front of girlfriend

TRAGIC tributes have been paid to Steven Payne after the “incredible mate” and surfer was killed by a shark in Australia. Devastated friends remembered 37-year-old Payne – whose gruesome death was caught on drone footage – as a “really good lad” who was “always there for his mates”. SuppliedSteven Payne, 37, was surfing at Wharton Beach when he killed by a shark[/caption] FacebookPolice said that drone footage captured the horrific incident[/cap…

In front of his girlfriend, on Monday, a 37-year-old surfer was killed off the south coast of Australia – probably by a shark attack. Steven Payne's body could not be found after the incident, but his surfboard was discovered with bite marks. The athlete was on vacation with his girlfriend and was surfing at Wharton Beach near Esperance when he was in distress in the deep water, about 50 meters from the coast. Police and sea rescues rushed to he…

Search suspended for 'gentle giant' taken by shark

Steven Payne's family has paid tribute to the "smart, kind and funny" surfer as a search for his...