28-year-old Lance Appleby is missing, presumed deceased after being attacked by a shark in South Australia, Granites Bay. What type of shark has not been confirmed but there were reports of an aggressive great white in the area.
Lance was known by many having grown up in Streaky Bay, at present the emergency services are still searching for a body. This tragic incident is just one of other shark attacks in the area. In 2023 Simon Baccanello, died in a suspected shark attack while surfing, and 55-year-old Tod Gendle was sadly killed while surfing at Granites beach, none of the bodies have been recovered.
Our thoughts go out to all affected by these tragic events.
