This is so incredibly sad! My heartfelt sympathy goes out to his family and friends. I hope and pray this community can heal from such a tragedy. And my thoughts are with those witnesses...I can't imagine how traumatizing it is to see this happen in front of you and feel helpless, watching your friend attacked. My thoughts are with you all 💔😔
My heartfelt sympathies go out to this young man's family, friends, and community as well as those who witnessed this tragedy. My thoughts are with you all from Canada.
@@Poppa_Capinyoaz God forbid, if anyone close to you met with a fatal accident then would you feel comforted if I say it's their fault for driving/travelling in a faulty vehicle?
Imagine seeing a viral video of a fatal shark attack without knowing the victim hasn't been identified yet. Then you later finding out that the person was a friend or family member, only after millions of people have seen the footage. My heart goes out to the family and friends as well as any volunteers that were involved in the recovery. That's the type of thing that will traumatise you for the rest of the life.
I wish people would stop blaming the person that filmed it, it's not his fault that this happened nor could he as some person suggested go into the water and try and save him. This witness that filmed it happen could have been already filming when this happened, stop blaming this traumatized witness.
@@wendyspring6480 I'm not blaming the witness at all. Please don't put words in my mouth. I was purely thinking of the situation from the perspective of the family and friends of the victim. If you want to go down that road though I will say that it's one thing to film and document what happened but it's a completely different thing to put that footage on the internet for the world to see. Once again I will reiterate that I'm not blaming the witness as it could have been one of the authorities that leaked the footage.
100 percent filming it was the right thing to do for the police and that to see but uploading it on the internet being a low life scum is another thing I swim here spear fishing years ago many times and my friends do to if I was there and the asian man looked like he was still fishing what I could tell maby I’m wrong but it breaks my heart to see how the human race is poor guy such a nice man he looked like and im sure he was a top bloke rip
They only found a few pieces of human remains. The video showed a torso with no legs or arms floating then the shark came back for the rest. Never go swimming by yourself in known big shark waters.
This is a tragic story and a very rare attack where the shark specifically wanted to eat a human. He saw him in the water saw he was slow and decided to eat a person that day. No mistaken identity just terrible circumstances. My condolences to the family but the risk is there when you go in the ocean
I Dived little bay Buchan point yesterday I drifted over the spot Simon Nellist was tragically taken I soaked in the atmosphere looking underwater whilst saying a prayer for his soul, such a sad feeling out there
I am so very sorry for this man and his family. I truly am. I just saw on the news they are dropping drum lines over about 13 beaches. Which catch a lot of other sealife that die awful deaths. Surely people can respond to signs on the beach not to enter the water because of the possibility of a shark in the area. A lot of signs and beach patrol to stop people stupidly entering the water now they know there is a great white in the area. It is a horrendous event but the ocean is not our natural domain. I have also seen news that people are still going into the water despite warnings. This poor man did not have a warning - just pay respect to him if nothing else. Stay out of the water. Do it for your family and friends if not for yourself.
Thank you for bringing awareness to the drum lines. I think that's awful and that you are right, respect this mans death and just listen to the signs. Other marine life shouldn't have to die because we want to feel safer in a environment that's not our own.
How are they gonna know if THAT'S the right shark that got baited? It seems like the drum line fishing is nothing but bad news to innocent marine lives.
Drum lines are the best thing they can do if it was your family member I’m sure you would want the same what’s more important a fish or a human yes it’s there ocean but so is it humans just as much think about it Best thing would be the government come up with a expensive system like shark shields and put them out where a lot of people go often to deter the sharks away but I’m with the drum lines they will catch the shark tag it and release it out at see and study the shark or know when it’s close to land
I'm so sorry for his family and friends. I'm heartbroken.This is so hard to see on youtube. OMG I can't believe how hard this is for you and my love goes out for you. Please find some peace in finding he did what he loved.
God bless him and his friends and family! Not here to judge his decision to swim ! Freak accident is just what it was!!!!! Mercy and kindness towards victims of any kind is how we should all feel, not judging a lost victim, he did pay the price
To say this was a freak accident does a disservice to any future swimmers who decide to go in the water there. By calling it an accident what you're basically saying is: Go swimming in a black wetsuit in water where there's plenty of fish present along with people fishing along a very steep drop-off. This was definitely not an accidental attack. Obviously the shark was very deliberate and predatory in its actions. RIP Simon.
@@yourdaddy6030 you don’t know what I’m actually saying! I dont recommend this at all I would never do it! But those that do take their own life in their hands and if they fall victim to attack that was their choice to take the odds
A few years ago a mate had an encounter with a large white while spear fishing in Botany Bay. Apparently on that day that shark didn't view him as a potential meal.
Sharks are in the water ..fact. If you choose to swim in an area that is well known for sharks then one must expect the odds of seeing a shark and being biten are increased . It may be your "local" but it's the sharks home first and foremost
This guy made a bad descision to swim in Rough Warm water in a black dive suite nearby Fisherman fishing with life bait and where the GW patrol hunting for prey. Really sad but dont blame the sharks its their territory and habitat.
The way this man died was beyond horrific. I hope people will realize these Great White's are coming closer to shore. Scientists can't figure out why yet but it's a real threat. It may be time to stop water activities on our coasts. I'm saying this frim America. We had a Great White attack off the California coast on Christmas Day.
They ABSOLUTELY know why. They are HEAVILY protected and so are seals. This leads to one thing..... more whites reaching the age and size where they switch from fish to MAMMALS.... Whites grow and reproduce slowly. So..... We are stating to see the effects more and more.... Combine that with LITERALLY a 1000x more surfers and bodyboarders than 20 years ago and 50,000 more than 50 years ago. Who knows how many more swimmers??? One one outcome can be expected..... more attacks. Unfortunately.... white shark attacks are often devastating. Notice that there's no increase in fatal attacks in Florida..... because the food source for bull sharks is still FISH. And they aren't STRICKLY protected.
The oceans are getting fished out the human race is literally devouring it maybe the shark attacked because there is no food left in ocean and was hungry. Maybe the human race should really stop fishing for every swimming editable creature in the ocean to eat and save something for the creatures that have to live off the ocean to survive. When people go swimming that's the risk they take getting attacked by a shark and now the poor things are problem starving and turning to whatever they can find
I like many things about Australia but there are others that I don't like, for example, trying to find the shark to kill it and that doesn't make sense, he knew where he was going and under his responsibility, I know is sad but please leave the sharks alone , they’re our wild animals.
No hunt it down and kill it !,, what is with people who care for a stupid shark or sharks?.. it fucking ate someone a person somebody's son . And yes exactly that shark now has potential next time it can't catch a fish or seal to eat somebody's daughter and you fucking idiots will say no don't kill the shark! Seriously people that family can't even bury there son, the shark doesn't feel emotions or care for its baby's for 18 plus years it just fucking eats swims and makes little sharks ! Hunt It down and slaughter the bastard like a murderer or a dog that turned on its owner.
@@davcunit this isn’t a question of entering their home or not. Stop responding with emotion and think rationally. Sharks don’t normally eat ppl, they go for fatty/blubbery flesh on seals but once they do eat ppl, they acquire a taste for human flesh. Research it mate
@@nathanhorne8253 and your comment is gross it's people like you that are destroying the ocean. That shark was in it's home doing what it does it's very sad but dude shouldn't if been swimming bottom line if you swim in the ocean that's the chances you take it's life and it was his time to go. Maybe the shark wouldn't even of been in the area if the human race hasn't damn near fished out the ocean all over the world for there own selfish asses to eat and make money that shark is innocent it is doing what it has done for 400 million years is hunt and kill no animal should die because of instinct.
Rest in peace to the poor soul and his family. I just could never ever think it would be a good idea to go swimming in the deep ocean let alone in Australia
A sad loss of life and not easy for those who knew him. The major point is the victim made some poor choices.To swim by himself , late afternoon, baitfish prevalent and no support around is unwise.Thus this attack was preventable. Sometimes people in their desire to perform do not do the proper Risk Assessment.I am a former Captain of a Surf Lifesaving Club and have seen many sharks up close.Many times I refused to enter the water when my brain was thinking through scenarios. What is needed now is a re Education program to alert swimmers and surfers to abort activities when the risk is too high.
He was practising for a charity swim, a selfless act. There were other swimmers in the water, he was not alone. This shark targeted him, nobody saw it, there was no bait fish, he was away from the fishing. He had swum in this area before along with alot of others. He is not to blame, those swimmers should have been protected because they were practising for a charity swim to raise money and awareness.
@@anthonydraper1429 He had swam there before the charity swim practice. He was crazy to do that.It is not a selfless act when the death impacts other people.He was not wise. On the day he swam by himself.A witness told me he was the only one swimming. This accident waiting to happen was preventable.He was not away from the fishing.They saw him attacked with their phones holding onto fishing rods !!!!
I really hope they find the gentleman so his family can give him a proper burial. That is definitely a rare occurrence. Prayers go out to his family for sure.
They won’t find him it was a massive great white. Multiple eye witnesses watched him attacked. It literally bit him in half. Ate half his body then the remains of his body washed up close to rocks and the shark came again and took the rest of him
@@aussiemma8426 I have just seen it on the UK News, that's the worse shark attack you have had in a long time, so sad I hope no children witnessed it. God Bless
@@traceywebster3822 there was a video of half the mans body on the surface with blood coming out everywhere and the shark comes back around , I seen the first video where you can’t really see anything but the second video I saw afterwards you can see him in half floating
@@chichi775 just search on CZcams for shark attack little bay footage. You see his remains floating in the water, it's not pretty so just be mindful of that
Terrible. Sad situation for sure. In Northern California they put a moratorium on actually fishing for the GWS... I believe it was around 1993. When that happened I said we have about five years before there will be issues (used to surf) The reason is that the largest sharks were out at the Farallon Islands, 27 miles of San Francisco. The juveniles, up to 10 feet or so would come in closer, as territorial rights went to the biggest, mature ones... they went for seals at again, the Farallons and Ana Nuevo... both elephant seal colonies. I believe that (I am a retired marine biologist btw) the sharks have gotten larger and simply go where they please and eat what they want... I don't believe this was a female that just gave birth and was being territorial. They give live birth and move on. The 'babies' are approx. 3 feet AT birth. Teeth and all and have turn-key instinct to feed and flee danger. The fish ATE the man. It attacked him, allowed him (its chosen prey) to bleed out and came back to finish its attack. The man had a wetsuit on (a seal costume for all intents and purposes) and was swimming along a very deep shelf... where the ambush occurred. White sharks are fish... they primarily feed early morning and late afternoon into the evening... just like the fish that the fisherman that took the attack video were trying to catch were doing. Feeding. Three even four meters isn't really sexually mature yet, but that size has had its teeth thicken to effectively attack larger prey, seals, whatever. The juveniles mostly feed on fish as their teeth are more pointy and thin (like a Mako sharks teeth are... which are a member of the Mackerel Shark family just like the Great White, the Portbeagle and the Salmon shark.) Yes, these White sharks WILL snatch someone in knee to waist deep water so watch out. They are big and they are no longer in danger of being extinct anytime soon. Look up Lucas Ransom shark attack. Santa Barbara, California, body surfing in 4 odd foot deep water and killed by a Great White that was estimated at 18+ feet long (in 4 feet of water.)
@@lydiamcpherson7925 it was a non-binary shark that sexually identified as a toaster oven that had just missed the sea bus and was upset at uts delema.
Anthony Johnson No I’m just saying it’s the risk you take. Don’t blame the shark if he ate daddy when daddy went surfing lol but by all means kill the drunk driver that killed daddy on his way back home from work. Big difference, you don’t make any sense lol
They moved the shark net not long ago and they been baiting for sharks for the cach and release program in the aria ,this will bring all sharks close to the land and puts ppl live in risk .
Stop with the foolish waverunner shark attack garbage. Jaws is a movie. From the looks of this the man was spearfishing. He also was wearing a black wetsuit. It's appears he was snorkeling free diving spearfishing fish. He was also diving alone. It's likely the shark mistook the swimmer for a seal. Seals are a big part of great white diet. While not familiar with this part of the world I have been diving, boating and year riding personal watercraft in South East Florida for 53 years. The vast majority of sharks here don't concer divers. Bull sharks are very common and one smart people watch close. Very sad very tragic. That said we all know the risk and the reward. This man was a dive instructor. Knowing many he was very skilled enjoyed diving. He died doing what few really understand. Most sharks pose very little risk to divers. In Florida it's the beach goers and surfers that are most at risk. Again surfers will surf any place there are waves. The dive, surf or swim is well worth the risk. Go as often as you can enjoy the hell out of every minute. It's people that are unpredictable. Sharks are concerned with staying alive, eating and making baby sharks. Any iteration with people are by accident or mistake. This shark is no man eater. If it was the body would be in its stomach. Killing this amazing animal is just wrong. .
@@buddie623 There's video of the shark taking his floating torso so I'm pretty certain the body is in it's stomach. It's fair to say humans are not on a sharks usual menu but if a shark is hungry enough it'll eat what ever's swimming in the ocean.
I am no expert by any means and I'm certainly not a coroner or forensic scientist but I do study sharks as a hobby and based upon the footage that I have seen and the type of attack that occurred along with the estimated size of the shark I would have to say that this was a female likely having recently given birth to pups and was probably being territorial hence the reason why it circled the area for quite some time after the attack was over. we can only hope that this man didn't feel anything and his life was taken quickly and mercifully. we can say that since he was a dive instructor apparently he was doing what he loved and was well aware of the risk. I doubt that he would want us to blame the shark.
As a sports fisherman I have seen quite a few white sharks over the last 30 years and have witnessed several predations on seals. In my opinion, this was a predation and not a territorial attack.
I was under the impressions that Sharks don't nurse their young. It wouldn't make sense for the shark to be territorial if she's recently given birthday, pups flee immediately after birth due to potential canabalism right?
You are correct! He was a diver and it was bad timing😰💔but he was training for the malabar charity swim that weekend..of course they cancelled...poor man😰😰💔💔💔
Well, who knows why the shark attacked him. But, why swim in murky water next to people throwing baits and fishing? Idk 🤷♀️ I’m not blaming the victim, but Should have been very avoidable, imo.
Horrific News. My heartfelt sympathies go to the family and friends of Simon and all the first responders that attended this fateful day. I don't want to see the Shark be killed for doing what he was born to do. I did see the 15 second video making the rounds on Social Media and it was brutal. Knowing what I was watching made me a little bit uncomfortable. Can anyone confirm media reports about the shark taking half of Simon. As there were reports that Simon was bit in Half and then came back and consumed half of him. I knew the shark came up from the ocean floor and threw him into the Air then attacked. God that would have been terrifying. As a lover of the Ocean I doubt I will ever go into the ocean again. This attack was close to hom, I live just 40 mins down the coast in Bulli.
@@jtfoog5220 ? Perhaps you know nothing about THE SCIENCE of lunar effects. Moron. Talk to ER departments. Farmers. Hospitals. EMTs. Vets. Look at the stats of behavioural changes in all animals relative to lunar phases ( though scientists have an allergy to do actual research into anything ancients have ever believed in, referring to proper research with sufficient data points). Start Paying attention. Most of what ancients believe is actually quite logical. Most of it. We live in a quantum matrix and all of these are nothing but scientific phenomena in a mathematical information based simulation. Anyhow, lunar impacts aren’t even superstition anymore, not even among majority of scientists. I saw a FOX last night in front of my house in Sydney. Literally in the middle of our street. Showed zero fear. I saw the same Fox several months ago during a full moon night as well and I barely go out at night in my neighbor hood. But anecdotal evidence aside, we have solid published data on such stuff.
@@jtfoog5220 and I always follow ancients which is why I barely ever am surprised. I know what scientists think and say, as a scientist myself. But I also research the meta/para world and watch what they say, closely. I recall Steve Judd in his “ intro 2020”, available on CZcams and published in 2017, warned about 2020 disasters and even mentioned pandemic. All based on historical observations and ancient beliefs of 4000 years. I heard other occultist and hermetics saying the same about 2020 and talked about a 2-3 yr world war like disaster globally. Also, remote viewing experts ( look up the CIA spies) reported for years about seeing “sky’s without planes” post 2020. All predictions zoomed in on jan 12, 2020 cosmic line up which was identical to the one from 1430s and Black Plague pandemic. All still on the web. I told everyone in my family to cancel all their major plans for 2020. We weren’t surprised one bit. We didn’t suffer as much. Maybe, just maybe, you shouldn’t put all your chips in the science basket. I say this sincerely as a PhD scientist myself. I have a playlist on science and occult with over 500 mind blowing videos which algorithms censor for the average person Im sure . You will learn plenty of useful stuff if you watch any of them.
@@jtfoog5220 and that reasoning makes no sense at all. We will be ancients to the future generation and I’m sure plenty of what we believe today will be laughable to them at some point. And plenty won’t be. Your point is really not coming across that well.
@@jtfoog5220 now, do what a scientist should do and put the dates of full and new moon in your cal. You WILL see weird sudden effects impacting your life or those around you every-time, w full moon being much more emotional. The intensity and type of events will be dependent on whatever cosmic line up you do have and what the given line up of the given new or full moon is relative to the event. Given those who are Aquarian dominants are getting hammered at the moment, I know this man who just died horribly had a very Aquarian dominant chart, followed by Leo as that’s the axis that was hit with the full moon AND also it’s the same axis that currently is being hammered by Saturn ( death, endings, karma etc) square Uranus ( sudden events, freak accidents). Anyone you know who is Aquarius and Leo dominant is being hit hard since 2021 and cancer/ cap has been hit hard since 2020 and next is Pisces/virgo axis. They’ll get hit in 2023 specially. Etc etc. If these folks had known ancient sciences, they would have not gone out into the water yesterday. No way they would have. It’s just basic statistics. It’s data science of antiquity. Chances just increase or decrease for horrible (or wonderful) events depending on whatever cosmic program one is running in this simulation.
Spearing there for 25 years, this doesn't surprise me at all. So the question is Ch 7 said it was a fisherman that swept off the rocks. Was it a swimmer, or was it someone spearing.
Wrong!!! He was a diving instructor. The shark thought he was a seal and hit him from below and catapulted him 25 feet in the air. It bit him in half and came back and took the rest of him. RIP MY CONDOLENCES TO HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS!
@@tabithasage5790 how do you know those details about throwing him in the air, cutting him in half, and coming back for the rest? The videos I saw have only blood in the water and some blurred thrashing about…😨😱
Ive been coming to little bay since i was young to the point where ive gotten comfortable to spearfish at night on some occasions, with a few friends. I was there a few weeks ago when a father and son drowned at this beach. My condolences to both families as these tragic events were the last things i thought will happen in a spot i frequently spearfish at. Ill be honest with both events, while it is a popular spot to stand on that rock and rod fish, it is the most dangerous when the waters are rough and if you know what im talking about, standing on seaweed while fishing during rough waters are not the safest combinations. Especially with waves that literally come up over the rock and suck anything that isnt secured to those metal poles placed on those rocks. Ive seen people who arent familiar with this beach underestimate how quick that spot can suck you under and out even though it looks safe to swim in, ive helped/ warned people whose lifes couldve flipped for the worse a few times in that spot only because ive experienced what its like to be sucked out so quick, luckily for me i had my swimming gear on. There is a swim ring about 50 metres behind literally hung up on a rock, and if people had known it was there, maybe the outcome would have been different. Who knows. All im trying to say is that if youre unfamiliar with a beach/bay/spot be very careful, do some research beforehand. As for the man whose life was taken by the shark, all i can say is in my experience swimming off the bay in that area, sharks definitely come around. Ive only ever encountered grey nurse sharks about 3-4 metres maybe 3 times in my lifetime in that spot/area. The last time ive seen someone swim out there with no snorkel, flippers with only a swim suit was 2017 and when the current was dead calm. It is as unfortunate as it gets as this man also knows this swim spot. Now a great white in little bay? Im skeptical it was a great white especially with the camera quality and a very quick assumption by the dude recording, though it is very much possible
@@anthonydraper1429 classic white seal hit , unfortunately that's what it thought he was. There are Seal's there I've seen them at Ben Buckler and they come from the south.
It was clearly a white the attack classic white shark. When it came back to get the rest of the carcass the tail was clearly visible. No doubt it was a white shark.
Very true mate and I have spear fished there many times I’ll tell the truth when you go to little bay before walking down the stairs there is a sigh saying where to spear fish and I’ve alwase said to my mate it’s abit far out but we still did it but not for long I never felt safe in that water but the beach area is calm and good so sad it happens and I’m not sure but it look like some asian guy still was fishing if that’s true his very lucky I was not there anyways rip mate so sad
Tragic event, to actually stand and watch a men being eaten alive by a shark is unimaginable, I would think even the slightest risk of a shark attack would be enough to keep most people from entering the water but there are some people who maybe do not have that instinct to stay clear, I am just so sorry this young paid with his life, my heartfelt thoughts are with his family at this sad time.
@@friendlyneighbourhoodbridg1354 its not about that, but you know, u shouldnt go swimming in the afternoon, in the middle of bait, cuz there were fishermen, and the water isnt calm,all of this makes the chances higher
I sounds like the shark thought the man was a seal, it's one of the only reasons a great white will do a full breach. If anyone goes swimming in waters that are known to have sharks in the water, there are devices that give of EMPs and the sharks don't like it. They're not a 100% guarantee that a shark won't be interested in you but the device will help.
A shark doesn't care if it's a seal or a human. Even if a cow was swimming in the ocean and the shark is hungry. It's going to go for it. I recently watch a documentary of a GT- known as Travelly. Their food source is generally other smaller fish. But occasionally they jump out of the water to eat birds. That's how nature works, it doesn't care what it eats so long as it fills it's stomach. We need to stop making the assumption it killed the man for mistaken it for a seal. Apex predator does not care, what it is. So long as it's tummy is filled.
The shark didn't think the man was a seal our body is internally nothing like a seals after the first bite the shark would have known it wasn't a seal but still came back twice and took more bites it litrely ate him in 3 separate bites so don't give me the crap about it mistaken him for a seal ipe tell you what's happening sharks are very intelligent and due to humans over fishing deep out in ocean and emptying all the fish sharks eat they are coming closer to the shore were fishing boats can't empty all the fish but the sharks are clearly realising thiers a bigger thing to eat near to the shore and that's humans
@@theyliebutwhy8101 To some extent you are right. Humans are not the first thing a shark will go for, but if there are no fish around, it's got to eat something.
Do people actually swim in that specific area? Seemed like a fishing area and if there ate fish, there are predators. Also nearby a rocky shore, seems like the perfect place for sharks to hunt.
This kind of attack on people happens a lot in WA where there’s a higher volume of adult white sharks. In South Africa too. Unusual in Sydney but not unusual white shark behaviour
In such dark and deep water, and fishermen right there harnessed trying to lure tuna and other big fish, on a full moon at near 4:30 pm, this was a "full committed attack" by the great white.... if you have ever watched Shark Week's "Air Jaws" program, I think it's basically what happened here. So there was zero room for a test bite or casual encounter. This shark honed in on him from deep below, and then struck him full force from what eye witnesses said, the shark was already in full attack mode, very different than just curiously approaching a person to see what it is.
R.I.P. - but the australian prison is not much better. Why people take this gift? Maybe the ocean is the last free place, but it takes the samr risk to die.
So why haven't these so called shark protective wetsuits recently invented here in Australia being used? Ah wouldn't matter in this case... might protect you from most the teeth and being ripped apart but in a full breach attack like this a shark proof wetsuit ain't helping anyone wen you're being hit by the force of a b-double truck
There should be a lesson learned here; that we are most definitely not at the top of the food chain. It's sad. This community may feel the hit of less tourism in its season because of this unfortunate event.
There is another video from the fisherman where the shark comes back for what’s left of the man’s body. So I don’t think there going to find any remains
So the sound of the crying out on the other videos of Simon Nellist attack is him screaming as this man being interviewed confirms. Many commentators have denied that the wails were Simon yet this witness states he heard him.
It will happen again unfortunately, as long as people are going to swim this route on a day that Simon swam it with all the elements against him and the chances of this happening were higher. Being too overly confident with the ocean can Kill you. Sorry but what a stupid place to swim with that deep drop off!! I don’t care how many people do it, there will be a lot of people thinking twice about this place now!! For Big Sharks this area is their Kitchen and we all use the Kitchen to EAT! I have been surfing for 50 years and my experience tells me KNOW YOUR LIMITAIONS BOY!!!
Animals behaviour are just like humans, some are hostile most are predictable or docile. This scene and water really looks like an irresistible urge to swim, sad tragic ending RIP to the diver 🙏🏼
This is why I stopped going to the beech it's too dangerous u never know if ur going to be next the shark attacks and I use to go out up to my shoulders and the rip current has gotten stronger over the years even though I can swim and naturally float I still have fear of seeing a shark
If you go in the sea where sharks frequent it is bound to happen once in a while. Don’t go in the water would be my advice. Don’t they have swimming pools is Australia??
A perfect storm of unlucky events for the victim. Based on the description of the initial attack it sounds like the victim probably died of blood loss immediately after he was hit. Then, to see the absolutely huge shark in the other film return & consume the body of the victim certainly drives home the fact that Great White Sharks are huge, fast astonishingly efficient predators that can & will attack & eat anything the see as a prey item in the sea including a line swimmer in the right place at just the right moment. It shows us this attack was no mistake. This attack was a full on classic Great White predatory attack, the prey was allowed to bleed out then, it was fully consumed in the classic Great White manner.
What a horrible way to lose your life. Let's be more aware. Do not swim in those waters, they are very dangerous. My condolences to his family and friends. It is very sad.
RIP to the victim. More people should wear shark shields while in the ocean. Hopefully, the research Australia is looking into about using Orca sounds under water will help.
That is so sad! My condolences to the family and friends. sharks are predators they're not our friends. For those who swim around and hold on to there dorsal fins, WATCH OUT! it's not your buddy.
This is so incredibly sad! My heartfelt sympathy goes out to his family and friends. I hope and pray this community can heal from such a tragedy. And my thoughts are with those witnesses...I can't imagine how traumatizing it is to see this happen in front of you and feel helpless, watching your friend attacked. My thoughts are with you all 💔😔
Wow an Australian news channel that doesn’t have its comments turned off.
Lol my thoughts exactly
My heartfelt sympathies go out to this young man's family, friends, and community as well as those who witnessed this tragedy. My thoughts are with you all from Canada.
Who gives a shit where you're from.
He was 35.
@@pingu5543 😂
Why have sympathy for this shit. You swim where deadly creatures are you should expect to have this shit happen to you.
@@Poppa_Capinyoaz God forbid, if anyone close to you met with a fatal accident then would you feel comforted if I say it's their fault for driving/travelling in a faulty vehicle?
Oh how awful! Awful for his family and the people who had to see it happen. Just horrible… Praying for all of them.
The video out there shot by the guy fishing is horrendous!
Imagine seeing a viral video of a fatal shark attack without knowing the victim hasn't been identified yet. Then you later finding out that the person was a friend or family member, only after millions of people have seen the footage.
My heart goes out to the family and friends as well as any volunteers that were involved in the recovery. That's the type of thing that will traumatise you for the rest of the life.
Was this attack recorded?
@@HiddenGhost00 yes
I wish people would stop blaming the person that filmed it, it's not his fault that this happened nor could he as some person suggested go into the water and try and save him. This witness that filmed it happen could have been already filming when this happened, stop blaming this traumatized witness.
@@wendyspring6480 I'm not blaming the witness at all. Please don't put words in my mouth.
I was purely thinking of the situation from the perspective of the family and friends of the victim.
If you want to go down that road though I will say that it's one thing to film and document what happened but it's a completely different thing to put that footage on the internet for the world to see.
Once again I will reiterate that I'm not blaming the witness as it could have been one of the authorities that leaked the footage.
100 percent filming it was the right thing to do for the police and that to see but uploading it on the internet being a low life scum is another thing I swim here spear fishing years ago many times and my friends do to if I was there and the asian man looked like he was still fishing what I could tell maby I’m wrong but it breaks my heart to see how the human race is poor guy such a nice man he looked like and im sure he was a top bloke rip
They only found a few pieces of human remains. The video showed a torso with no legs or arms floating then the shark came back for the rest. Never go swimming by yourself in known big shark waters.
So much for sharks mistakenly biting humans. Consuming one isn’t a mistake
When you are starving you aren't that picky anymore.
It can eat what it likes. They have no feelings, just want to eat, they know nothing else
@@wangchung_8541 they swim,mate and eat
Great whites are very smart!! I'm almost positive they know exactly what they're doing.
@@wangchung_8541 To say a shark has no feelings is false. We humans eat everything to other humans to bugs. And we have feelings.
This is a tragic story and a very rare attack where the shark specifically wanted to eat a human. He saw him in the water saw he was slow and decided to eat a person that day. No mistaken identity just terrible circumstances. My condolences to the family but the risk is there when you go in the ocean
I Dived little bay Buchan point yesterday I drifted over the spot Simon Nellist was tragically taken I soaked in the atmosphere looking underwater whilst saying a prayer for his soul, such a sad feeling out there
I am so very sorry for this man and his family. I truly am. I just saw on the news they are dropping drum lines over about 13 beaches. Which catch a lot of other sealife that die awful deaths. Surely people can respond to signs on the beach not to enter the water because of the possibility of a shark in the area. A lot of signs and beach patrol to stop people stupidly entering the water now they know there is a great white in the area. It is a horrendous event but the ocean is not our natural domain. I have also seen news that people are still going into the water despite warnings. This poor man did not have a warning - just pay respect to him if nothing else. Stay out of the water. Do it for your family and friends if not for yourself.
Thank you for bringing awareness to the drum lines. I think that's awful and that you are right, respect this mans death and just listen to the signs. Other marine life shouldn't have to die because we want to feel safer in a environment that's not our own.
How are they gonna know if THAT'S the right shark that got baited? It seems like the drum line fishing is nothing but bad news to innocent marine lives.
Drum lines.... humans,behaving in to idiots way LIKE Always!!!!!
Drum lines are the best thing they can do if it was your family member I’m sure you would want the same what’s more important a fish or a human yes it’s there ocean but so is it humans just as much think about it Best thing would be the government come up with a expensive system like shark shields and put them out where a lot of people go often to deter the sharks away but I’m with the drum lines they will catch the shark tag it and release it out at see and study the shark or know when it’s close to land
@@thomasghee3701 funny you should say that, when the bloke taken was actually against them
So sad! My prayers go out to the family🙏
I'm so sorry for his family and friends. I'm heartbroken.This is so hard to see on youtube. OMG I can't believe how hard this is for you and my love goes out for you. Please find some peace in finding he did what he loved.
God bless him and his friends and family! Not here to judge his decision to swim ! Freak accident is just what it was!!!!! Mercy and kindness towards victims of any kind is how we should all feel, not judging a lost victim, he did pay the price
Saying our opinions about whether or not he should have been swimming so far from the beach is not “judging”, is sharing our opinions
Wasn’t a freak accident. Shark behavior was natural and was hungry.
To say this was a freak accident does a disservice to any future swimmers who decide to go in the water there. By calling it an accident what you're basically saying is: Go swimming in a black wetsuit in water where there's plenty of fish present along with people fishing along a very steep drop-off. This was definitely not an accidental attack. Obviously the shark was very deliberate and predatory in its actions. RIP Simon.
@@yourdaddy6030 you don’t know what I’m actually saying! I dont recommend this at all I would never do it! But those that do take their own life in their hands and if they fall victim to attack that was their choice to take the odds
A few years ago a mate had an encounter with a large white while spear fishing in Botany Bay. Apparently on that day that shark didn't view him as a potential meal.
Was he wearing a wet suit?
@@frederickanthony8416
Yes, it still retains a large stain around the butthole. Lol
I love how everyone is fashionably late for the main event, tryna look important, like they're doing something to help.
Omg the original footage is horrific I hope the family don't see it
Where is the original?
Lots of surge there. Reminds me of Cathedral Rocks off Rockport, MA. Was probably looking for seals
Sharks are in the water ..fact.
If you choose to swim in an area that is well known for sharks then one must expect the odds of seeing a shark and being biten are increased . It may be your "local" but it's the sharks home first and foremost
thank you for talking sense
This guy made a bad descision to swim in Rough Warm water in a black dive suite nearby Fisherman fishing with life bait and where the GW patrol hunting for prey.
Really sad but dont blame the sharks its their territory and habitat.
The way this man died was beyond horrific. I hope people will realize these Great White's are coming closer to shore. Scientists can't figure out why yet but it's a real threat. It may be time to stop water activities on our coasts. I'm saying this frim America. We had a Great White attack off the California coast on Christmas Day.
30 years of not being hunted there is so many now its gonna just get bloody until their culled again
They ABSOLUTELY know why. They are HEAVILY protected and so are seals. This leads to one thing..... more whites reaching the age and size where they switch from fish to MAMMALS.... Whites grow and reproduce slowly. So..... We are stating to see the effects more and more.... Combine that with LITERALLY a 1000x more surfers and bodyboarders than 20 years ago and 50,000 more than 50 years ago. Who knows how many more swimmers???
One one outcome can be expected..... more attacks. Unfortunately.... white shark attacks are often devastating.
Notice that there's no increase in fatal attacks in Florida..... because the food source for bull sharks is still FISH. And they aren't STRICKLY protected.
The oceans are getting fished out the human race is literally devouring it maybe the shark attacked because there is no food left in ocean and was hungry. Maybe the human race should really stop fishing for every swimming editable creature in the ocean to eat and save something for the creatures that have to live off the ocean to survive. When people go swimming that's the risk they take getting attacked by a shark and now the poor things are problem starving and turning to whatever they can find
@@kaseylee1152
It "may be". But the evidence points elsewhere like the post above your's I sent already.
@@kaseylee1152 haha theres like 100k seals to every white shark proly more. and like 1 million+ fish they eat as juveniles dont even claim lol
Terrible tragedy, but sharks aren't anything too play with..Who tf swims in those conditions
I just wouldn't go into such Waters.
May he Rest In Peace. Amen.
They said he was near the fishing area.
I like many things about Australia but there are others that I don't like, for example, trying to find the shark to kill it and that doesn't make sense, he knew where he was going and under his responsibility, I know is sad but please leave the sharks alone , they’re our wild animals.
It’s a maneater now. It has a taste for human blood so will definitely go for more ppl
No hunt it down and kill it !,, what is with people who care for a stupid shark or sharks?.. it fucking ate someone a person somebody's son . And yes exactly that shark now has potential next time it can't catch a fish or seal to eat somebody's daughter and you fucking idiots will say no don't kill the shark! Seriously people that family can't even bury there son, the shark doesn't feel emotions or care for its baby's for 18 plus years it just fucking eats swims and makes little sharks ! Hunt
It down and slaughter the bastard like a murderer or a dog that turned on its owner.
@@mrcuboid that’s not true mate , who said that?
You’re entry in his home and that’s it
@@davcunit this isn’t a question of entering their home or not. Stop responding with emotion and think rationally. Sharks don’t normally eat ppl, they go for fatty/blubbery flesh on seals but once they do eat ppl, they acquire a taste for human flesh. Research it mate
@@nathanhorne8253 and your comment is gross it's people like you that are destroying the ocean. That shark was in it's home doing what it does it's very sad but dude shouldn't if been swimming bottom line if you swim in the ocean that's the chances you take it's life and it was his time to go. Maybe the shark wouldn't even of been in the area if the human race hasn't damn near fished out the ocean all over the world for there own selfish asses to eat and make money that shark is innocent it is doing what it has done for 400 million years is hunt and kill no animal should die because of instinct.
Rest in peace to the poor soul and his family. I just could never ever think it would be a good idea to go swimming in the deep ocean let alone in Australia
My biggest fear ...
mine too i was in oz 2006,didnt put even my big toe in the water! i i think theyre ravin bonkers! who in their right mind????
Such sad news, poor guy 😪 just heartbreaking 💔
What a daunting experience that had to have been. Tragic.
A sad loss of life and not easy for those who knew him. The major point is the victim made some poor choices.To swim by himself , late afternoon, baitfish prevalent and no support around is unwise.Thus this attack was preventable. Sometimes people in their desire to perform do not do the proper Risk Assessment.I am a former Captain of a Surf Lifesaving Club and have seen many sharks up close.Many times I refused to enter the water when my brain was thinking through scenarios. What is needed now is a re Education program to alert swimmers and surfers to abort activities when the risk is too high.
He was practising for a charity swim, a selfless act. There were other swimmers in the water, he was not alone. This shark targeted him, nobody saw it, there was no bait fish, he was away from the fishing. He had swum in this area before along with alot of others. He is not to blame, those swimmers should have been protected because they were practising for a charity swim to raise money and awareness.
@@anthonydraper1429 He had swam there before the charity swim practice. He was crazy to do that.It is not a selfless act when the death impacts other people.He was not wise. On the day he swam by himself.A witness told me he was the only one swimming. This accident waiting to happen was preventable.He was not away from the fishing.They saw him attacked with their phones holding onto fishing rods !!!!
Were they found some remains of him?
RIP , condolences for all his family, very sad time.
I really hope they find the gentleman so his family can give him a proper burial. That is definitely a rare occurrence. Prayers go out to his family for sure.
They won’t find him it was a massive great white. Multiple eye witnesses watched him attacked. It literally bit him in half. Ate half his body then the remains of his body washed up close to rocks and the shark came again and took the rest of him
@@aussiemma8426 I have just seen it on the UK News, that's the worse shark attack you have had in a long time, so sad I hope no children witnessed it. God Bless
@@aussiemma8426 How do you know that? It's hard to see anything except red water.
@@traceywebster3822 you’re right you can’t see much from the video. This is what was said by a man who witnessed it
@@traceywebster3822 there was a video of half the mans body on the surface with blood coming out everywhere and the shark comes back around , I seen the first video where you can’t really see anything but the second video I saw afterwards you can see him in half floating
Seems to be common knowledge to the locals that there a large sharks there. Shockingly tragic. Beware the drop off !
Horrific indeed. Hopefully the impact took him quickly . Condolences to his family.
My impact will take you quickly too
Hopefully? There is a video of it
It didn’t. He suffered. I’m gutted that he suffered so badly. The video is horrifying.
@@pommiebears where can I find the video?
@@chichi775 just search on CZcams for shark attack little bay footage. You see his remains floating in the water, it's not pretty so just be mindful of that
You're really asking for trouble swimming there!
Thank you for your sensible response! Agree...
SO so, what ur saying is, if the person wasn't in the water, the chances of him beaing eaten by ANY shark, drops a tad... right?
RIP to the victim.. very tragic and sad news
The actual video of the attack is disturbing as hell. Very raw footage. RIP Simon
Very sad. 🌹. RIP from America..
The ones like myself who have seen the video are traumatized I’m sure! I can’t fathom what these poor witnesses are enduring! 😰💔💔💔💜
Terrible.
Sad situation for sure.
In Northern California they put a moratorium on actually fishing for the GWS... I believe it was around 1993. When that happened I said we have about five years before there will be issues (used to surf) The reason is that the largest sharks were out at the Farallon Islands, 27 miles of San Francisco. The juveniles, up to 10 feet or so would come in closer, as territorial rights went to the biggest, mature ones... they went for seals at again, the Farallons and Ana Nuevo... both elephant seal colonies. I believe that (I am a retired marine biologist btw) the sharks have gotten larger and simply go where they please and eat what they want... I don't believe this was a female that just gave birth and was being territorial. They give live birth and move on. The 'babies' are approx. 3 feet AT birth. Teeth and all and have turn-key instinct to feed and flee danger. The fish ATE the man. It attacked him, allowed him (its chosen prey) to bleed out and came back to finish its attack. The man had a wetsuit on (a seal costume for all intents and purposes) and was swimming along a very deep shelf... where the ambush occurred. White sharks are fish... they primarily feed early morning and late afternoon into the evening... just like the fish that the fisherman that took the attack video were trying to catch were doing. Feeding. Three even four meters isn't really sexually mature yet, but that size has had its teeth thicken to effectively attack larger prey, seals, whatever. The juveniles mostly feed on fish as their teeth are more pointy and thin (like a Mako sharks teeth are... which are a member of the Mackerel Shark family just like the Great White, the Portbeagle and the Salmon shark.)
Yes, these White sharks WILL snatch someone in knee to waist deep water so watch out. They are big and they are no longer in danger of being extinct anytime soon.
Look up Lucas Ransom shark attack. Santa Barbara, California, body surfing in 4 odd foot deep water and killed by a Great White that was estimated at 18+ feet long (in 4 feet of water.)
It was a pregnant female great white that killed Simon. 4-6 meters long. That's huge!! So tragic and horrific.
@@lydiamcpherson7925 it was a non-binary shark that sexually identified as a toaster oven that had just missed the sea bus and was upset at uts delema.
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Poor people who watched it!
That’s why y’all should stay tf out of the ocean. Respect that beast and everything in it!
Agreed
Agreed watch Hals stories 👍
That doesn't make any sense. So you should stay out of car's because they can kill you and so on?
Anthony Johnson No I’m just saying it’s the risk you take. Don’t blame the shark if he ate daddy when daddy went surfing lol but by all means kill the drunk driver that killed daddy on his way back home from work. Big difference, you don’t make any sense lol
@@anthonyjohnson100 does your car have sharks ?
That shark probably been eyeballing him for awhile swimming in its turf
There is another video that shows the shark taking his body. It was a huge shark that took him, absolutely huge!
They moved the shark net not long ago and they been baiting for sharks for the cach and release program in the aria ,this will bring all sharks close to the land and puts ppl live in risk .
That’s Wright mr bol bol we will never go there agian bad place don’t feel the same anymore poor guy have a good night sir
That’s Wright mr bol bol we will never go there agian bad place don’t feel the same anymore poor guy have a good night sir
Anyone who swims in the open ocean in Australia is taking a huge change .
Aww heartbreaking 💔
20 ft GW might not let a person on a jet ski escape as well.
Stop with the foolish waverunner shark attack garbage. Jaws is a movie. From the looks of this the man was spearfishing. He also was wearing a black wetsuit. It's appears he was snorkeling free diving spearfishing fish. He was also diving alone. It's likely the shark mistook the swimmer for a seal. Seals are a big part of great white diet. While not familiar with this part of the world I have been diving, boating and year riding personal watercraft in South East Florida for 53 years. The vast majority of sharks here don't concer divers. Bull sharks are very common and one smart people watch close. Very sad very tragic. That said we all know the risk and the reward. This man was a dive instructor. Knowing many he was very skilled enjoyed diving. He died doing what few really understand. Most sharks pose very little risk to divers. In Florida it's the beach goers and surfers that are most at risk. Again surfers will surf any place there are waves. The dive, surf or swim is well worth the risk. Go as often as you can enjoy the hell out of every minute. It's people that are unpredictable. Sharks are concerned with staying alive, eating and making baby sharks. Any iteration with people are by accident or mistake. This shark is no man eater. If it was the body would be in its stomach. Killing this amazing animal is just wrong. .
@@buddie623 apparently humor escapes you.
You are vulnerable on a jet ski, your only just above the waterline. When they breach they can go ten foot in the air
@@Robochop-vz3qm buddie isn’t going to appreciate your comment 😂
@@buddie623 There's video of the shark taking his floating torso so I'm pretty certain the body is in it's stomach. It's fair to say humans are not on a sharks usual menu but if a shark is hungry enough it'll eat what ever's swimming in the ocean.
So did they ever find his body and do they know who it was that was killed how very sad
My condolences
I am no expert by any means and I'm certainly not a coroner or forensic scientist but I do study sharks as a hobby and based upon the footage that I have seen and the type of attack that occurred along with the estimated size of the shark I would have to say that this was a female likely having recently given birth to pups and was probably being territorial hence the reason why it circled the area for quite some time after the attack was over. we can only hope that this man didn't feel anything and his life was taken quickly and mercifully. we can say that since he was a dive instructor apparently he was doing what he loved and was well aware of the risk. I doubt that he would want us to blame the shark.
As a sports fisherman I have seen quite a few white sharks over the last 30 years and have witnessed several predations on seals. In my opinion, this was a predation and not a territorial attack.
I was under the impressions that Sharks don't nurse their young. It wouldn't make sense for the shark to be territorial if she's recently given birthday, pups flee immediately after birth due to potential canabalism right?
You are correct! He was a diver and it was bad timing😰💔but he was training for the malabar charity swim that weekend..of course they cancelled...poor man😰😰💔💔💔
Well, who knows why the shark attacked him. But, why swim in murky water next to people throwing baits and fishing? Idk 🤷♀️ I’m not blaming the victim, but Should have been very avoidable, imo.
Agree wholeheartedly.
Horrific News. My heartfelt sympathies go to the family and friends of Simon and all the first responders that attended this fateful day.
I don't want to see the Shark be killed for doing what he was born to do. I did see the 15 second video making the rounds on Social Media and it was brutal. Knowing what I was watching made me a little bit uncomfortable.
Can anyone confirm media reports about the shark taking half of Simon. As there were reports that Simon was bit in Half and then came back and consumed half of him. I knew the shark came up from the ocean floor and threw him into the Air then attacked.
God that would have been terrifying. As a lover of the Ocean I doubt I will ever go into the ocean again. This attack was close to hom, I live just 40 mins down the coast in Bulli.
Condolences and prayers to his family, friends,fiancé and loved ones! But even he would not want his killer killed!!
It’s not your home stay out the ocean the shark deserves to live
People can swim in the ocean if they so choose just like they can walk into the woods knowing there are bears about. There are always risks in life.
Damn
This is messed up but you know the dangers of the ocean
Horrible, thoughts are with his family.
Sad but its the open ocean big sharks can come in from anywhere
Swimming during a dangerous full moon? Do people care about looking at how ancients did things?
The “ancients” also believed the earth was flat. I bet you still use GPS on your phone to get to Starbucks though
@@jtfoog5220 ? Perhaps you know nothing about THE SCIENCE of lunar effects. Moron. Talk to ER departments. Farmers. Hospitals. EMTs. Vets. Look at the stats of behavioural changes in all animals relative to lunar phases ( though scientists have an allergy to do actual research into anything ancients have ever believed in, referring to proper research with sufficient data points). Start Paying attention. Most of what ancients believe is actually quite logical. Most of it. We live in a quantum matrix and all of these are nothing but scientific phenomena in a mathematical information based simulation. Anyhow, lunar impacts aren’t even superstition anymore, not even among majority of scientists. I saw a FOX last night in front of my house in Sydney. Literally in the middle of our street. Showed zero fear. I saw the same Fox several months ago during a full moon night as well and I barely go out at night in my neighbor hood. But anecdotal evidence aside, we have solid published data on such stuff.
@@jtfoog5220 and I always follow ancients which is why I barely ever am surprised. I know what scientists think and say, as a scientist myself. But I also research the meta/para world and watch what they say, closely.
I recall Steve Judd in his “ intro 2020”, available on CZcams and published in 2017, warned about 2020 disasters and even mentioned pandemic. All based on historical observations and ancient beliefs of 4000 years. I heard other occultist and hermetics saying the same about 2020 and talked about a 2-3 yr world war like disaster globally. Also, remote viewing experts ( look up the CIA spies) reported for years about seeing “sky’s without planes” post 2020. All predictions zoomed in on jan 12, 2020 cosmic line up which was identical to the one from 1430s and Black Plague pandemic. All still on the web. I told everyone in my family to cancel all their major plans for 2020. We weren’t surprised one bit. We didn’t suffer as much.
Maybe, just maybe, you shouldn’t put all your chips in the science basket. I say this sincerely as a PhD scientist myself. I have a playlist on science and occult with over 500 mind blowing videos which algorithms censor for the average person Im sure . You will learn plenty of useful stuff if you watch any of them.
@@jtfoog5220 and that reasoning makes no sense at all. We will be ancients to the future generation and I’m sure plenty of what we believe today will be laughable to them at some point. And plenty won’t be. Your point is really not coming across that well.
@@jtfoog5220 now, do what a scientist should do and put the dates of full and new moon in your cal. You WILL see weird sudden effects impacting your life or those around you every-time, w full moon being much more emotional. The intensity and type of events will be dependent on whatever cosmic line up you do have and what the given line up of the given new or full moon is relative to the event. Given those who are Aquarian dominants are getting hammered at the moment, I know this man who just died horribly had a very Aquarian dominant chart, followed by Leo as that’s the axis that was hit with the full moon AND also it’s the same axis that currently is being hammered by Saturn ( death, endings, karma etc) square Uranus ( sudden events, freak accidents).
Anyone you know who is Aquarius and Leo dominant is being hit hard since 2021 and cancer/ cap has been hit hard since 2020 and next is Pisces/virgo axis. They’ll get hit in 2023 specially. Etc etc. If these folks had known ancient sciences, they would have not gone out into the water yesterday. No way they would have. It’s just basic statistics. It’s data science of antiquity. Chances just increase or decrease for horrible (or wonderful) events depending on whatever cosmic program one is running in this simulation.
Spearing there for 25 years, this doesn't surprise me at all. So the question is Ch 7 said it was a fisherman that swept off the rocks. Was it a swimmer, or was it someone spearing.
A swimmer
Wrong!!!
He was a diving instructor.
The shark thought he was a seal and hit him from below and catapulted him 25 feet in the air. It bit him in half and came back and took the rest of him.
RIP MY CONDOLENCES TO HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS!
Brit swimmer diving instructor!
@@tabithasage5790 how do you know those details about throwing him in the air, cutting him in half, and coming back for the rest? The videos I saw have only blood in the water and some blurred thrashing about…😨😱
@@danae2882 czcams.com/video/ZQXQvAdcphA/video.html
i feel so bad for his friends and family :(
Ive been coming to little bay since i was young to the point where ive gotten comfortable to spearfish at night on some occasions, with a few friends. I was there a few weeks ago when a father and son drowned at this beach. My condolences to both families as these tragic events were the last things i thought will happen in a spot i frequently spearfish at.
Ill be honest with both events, while it is a popular spot to stand on that rock and rod fish, it is the most dangerous when the waters are rough and if you know what im talking about, standing on seaweed while fishing during rough waters are not the safest combinations. Especially with waves that literally come up over the rock and suck anything that isnt secured to those metal poles placed on those rocks. Ive seen people who arent familiar with this beach underestimate how quick that spot can suck you under and out even though it looks safe to swim in, ive helped/ warned people whose lifes couldve flipped for the worse a few times in that spot only because ive experienced what its like to be sucked out so quick, luckily for me i had my swimming gear on. There is a swim ring about 50 metres behind literally hung up on a rock, and if people had known it was there, maybe the outcome would have been different. Who knows. All im trying to say is that if youre unfamiliar with a beach/bay/spot be very careful, do some research beforehand.
As for the man whose life was taken by the shark, all i can say is in my experience swimming off the bay in that area, sharks definitely come around. Ive only ever encountered grey nurse sharks about 3-4 metres maybe 3 times in my lifetime in that spot/area. The last time ive seen someone swim out there with no snorkel, flippers with only a swim suit was 2017 and when the current was dead calm. It is as unfortunate as it gets as this man also knows this swim spot. Now a great white in little bay? Im skeptical it was a great white especially with the camera quality and a very quick assumption by the dude recording, though it is very much possible
There are definitely big whites there man more than you think
A lot of witnesses saw a Great White Pointer, not just him and Great White Pointers are known for jumping in the air. This shark was airborne.
@@anthonydraper1429 classic white seal hit , unfortunately that's what it thought he was. There are Seal's there I've seen them at Ben Buckler and they come from the south.
It was clearly a white the attack classic white shark.
When it came back to get the rest of the carcass the tail was clearly visible.
No doubt it was a white shark.
Very true mate and I have spear fished there many times I’ll tell the truth when you go to little bay before walking down the stairs there is a sigh saying where to spear fish and I’ve alwase said to my mate it’s abit far out but we still did it but not for long I never felt safe in that water but the beach area is calm and good so sad it happens and I’m not sure but it look like some asian guy still was fishing if that’s true his very lucky I was not there anyways rip mate so sad
Tragic event, to actually stand and watch a men being eaten alive by a shark is unimaginable, I would think even the slightest risk of a shark attack would be enough to keep most people from entering the water but there are some people who maybe do not have that instinct to stay clear, I am just so sorry this young paid with his life, my heartfelt thoughts are with his family at this sad time.
The last fatal shark incident in that area happened in 1963 - they don't happen often
@@friendlyneighbourhoodbridg1354 - So do you want to risk your life and be that 0.1% statistic.
@@dayangmarikit6860 do you drive or go anywhere near a road?
You can sit and watch it on your screen, it was recorded
@@friendlyneighbourhoodbridg1354 its not about that, but you know, u shouldnt go swimming in the afternoon, in the middle of bait, cuz there were fishermen, and the water isnt calm,all of this makes the chances higher
I sounds like the shark thought the man was a seal, it's one of the only reasons a great white will do a full breach.
If anyone goes swimming in waters that are known to have sharks in the water, there are devices that give of EMPs and the sharks don't like it. They're not a 100% guarantee that a shark won't be interested in you but the device will help.
A shark doesn't care if it's a seal or a human. Even if a cow was swimming in the ocean and the shark is hungry. It's going to go for it. I recently watch a documentary of a GT- known as Travelly. Their food source is generally other smaller fish. But occasionally they jump out of the water to eat birds.
That's how nature works, it doesn't care what it eats so long as it fills it's stomach. We need to stop making the assumption it killed the man for mistaken it for a seal. Apex predator does not care, what it is. So long as it's tummy is filled.
@@pamuk7 - their main food are seals though, that's what they are looking for. If you swim or surf near seals you are taking a chance.
The shark didn't think the man was a seal our body is internally nothing like a seals after the first bite the shark would have known it wasn't a seal but still came back twice and took more bites it litrely ate him in 3 separate bites so don't give me the crap about it mistaken him for a seal ipe tell you what's happening sharks are very intelligent and due to humans over fishing deep out in ocean and emptying all the fish sharks eat they are coming closer to the shore were fishing boats can't empty all the fish but the sharks are clearly realising thiers a bigger thing to eat near to the shore and that's humans
@@theyliebutwhy8101 To some extent you are right. Humans are not the first thing a shark will go for, but if there are no fish around, it's got to eat something.
@@theyliebutwhy8101 - everything changes once there is blood in the water though.
Im so very very sorry... horrible! My deepest sympathies.
Do people actually swim in that specific area? Seemed like a fishing area and if there ate fish, there are predators. Also nearby a rocky shore, seems like the perfect place for sharks to hunt.
I have always heard about mistaken identity bites, test bites, but the shark leaves after one shot, but here... He literally ate him up, very unusual.
Unusual but not a first at all.
This kind of attack on people happens a lot in WA where there’s a higher volume of adult white sharks. In South Africa too. Unusual in Sydney but not unusual white shark behaviour
@@LosGangstaJ apparently, they where only 10 or 12 attack of this kind in the last 30 years. So yes, not the first one, but unusual and not common.
Is it unusual?
In such dark and deep water, and fishermen right there harnessed trying to lure tuna and other big fish, on a full moon at near 4:30 pm, this was a "full committed attack" by the great white.... if you have ever watched Shark Week's "Air Jaws" program, I think it's basically what happened here. So there was zero room for a test bite or casual encounter. This shark honed in on him from deep below, and then struck him full force from what eye witnesses said, the shark was already in full attack mode, very different than just curiously approaching a person to see what it is.
R.I.P. - but the australian prison is not much better. Why people take this gift? Maybe the ocean is the last free place, but it takes the samr risk to die.
My God! I’ll bet not many casualties were taken that way. Air shark. How horrifying.
Those rescue craft would be much better with catamaran type hulls
So why haven't these so called shark protective wetsuits recently invented here in Australia being used? Ah wouldn't matter in this case... might protect you from most the teeth and being ripped apart but in a full breach attack like this a shark proof wetsuit ain't helping anyone wen you're being hit by the force of a b-double truck
The footage is disturbing. He never resurfaces after taken under.
There should be a lesson learned here; that we are most definitely not at the top of the food chain. It's sad. This community may feel the hit of less tourism in its season because of this unfortunate event.
Don’t wanna get eaten? Don’t risk it by stepping into the water.😑 Tho feel sorry for the dude but he took a risk and was unlucky r.i.p to him 🙏🏼
Gee, I don't think I'd want to have looked for him on a jetski. RIP Simon.
RIP, can’t think of a more horrible way to go than to be bitten in half & partially consumed by a shark.
There is another video from the fisherman where the shark comes back for what’s left of the man’s body. So I don’t think there going to find any remains
This guy has no idea
Yes, he did!
He was catapulted 25 feet in the air, was screaming for his life while the thing literally bit him in
Half!
He KNEW!!
And then it came
Back and ate the other half!!
So the sound of the crying out on the other videos of Simon Nellist attack is him screaming as this man being interviewed confirms. Many commentators have denied that the wails were Simon yet this witness states he heard him.
@A WHARF SOMEWHERE... No it is not. One of the witnesses stated that it was Simon's cries. Go look for yourself.
It will happen again unfortunately, as long as people are going to swim this route on a day that Simon swam it with all the elements against him and the chances of this happening were higher. Being too overly confident with the ocean can Kill you. Sorry but what a stupid place to swim with that deep drop off!! I don’t care how many people do it, there will be a lot of people thinking twice about this place now!! For Big Sharks this area is their Kitchen and we all use the Kitchen to EAT! I have been surfing for 50 years and my experience tells me KNOW YOUR LIMITAIONS BOY!!!
Animals behaviour are just like humans, some are hostile most are predictable or docile. This scene and water really looks like an irresistible urge to swim, sad tragic ending RIP to the diver 🙏🏼
This is why I stopped going to the beech it's too dangerous u never know if ur going to be next the shark attacks and I use to go out up to my shoulders and the rip current has gotten stronger over the years even though I can swim and naturally float I still have fear of seeing a shark
So so sad and terrible RIP
Yes there’s nooooo way you’d get me in the ocean. It’s their habitat
If you go in the sea where sharks frequent it is bound to happen once in a while. Don’t go in the water would be my advice. Don’t they have swimming pools is Australia??
😆. They said it was a heavily fished area. That's why the shark was there.
they do but they also get a lot of tourists..
Stop factory fishing.
Was that cordon supposed to be a joke?
Poor fella. R.I.P.
That's the risk you take when you go into the wild ocean! It is their home!
I would not be out there on a jet ski.
4:40 "This kind of stuff doesn't really happen" wtf?
What planet do you live on.
So sad for the family I live in UK but no sharks here rip
or is there?????? we do have large porbeagles same family as whites.
A perfect storm of unlucky events for the victim. Based on the description of the initial attack it sounds like the victim probably died of blood loss immediately after he was hit. Then, to see the absolutely huge shark in the other film return & consume the body of the victim certainly drives home the fact that Great White Sharks are huge, fast astonishingly efficient predators that can & will attack & eat anything the see as a prey item in the sea including a line swimmer in the right place at just the right moment. It shows us this attack was no mistake. This attack was a full on classic Great White predatory attack, the prey was allowed to bleed out then, it was fully consumed in the classic Great White manner.
What a horrible way to lose your life. Let's be more aware. Do not swim in those waters, they are very dangerous. My condolences to his family and friends. It is very sad.
I love sharks and the natural and raw phenomenon of predation and eating whatever it wants.
Sharks belong in the sea. We don’t!!!!!
I hate living in australia beaches are scary af
RIP to the victim.
More people should wear shark shields while in the ocean.
Hopefully, the research Australia is looking into about using Orca sounds under water will help.
That is so sad! My condolences to the family and friends. sharks are predators they're not our friends. For those who swim around and hold on to there dorsal fins, WATCH OUT! it's not your buddy.
English plz?
The poor guy was eaten alive, what were they expecting to find his body conducting a search?
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