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A school teacher is presumed dead after he was attacked by a shark while surfing on Saturday, according to authorities, who've found fragments of a wetsuit and the suspected remains of his surfboard.
46-year-old teacher Simon Baccanello reportedly implored nearby swimmers and surfers to rush ashore before he was fatally attacked by a shark at Walkers Rock.
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Simon Baccanello, 46, had been surfing when he was pulled under by a shark.
Searchers found a surfboard with "one bite in the middle."
A school teacher is presumed dead after he was attacked by a shark while surfing on Saturday, according to authorities, who've found fragments of a wetsuit and the suspected remains