A swimmer was killed near Sydney this week and now authorities are staging a massive hunt for the great white shark believed to have taken the man’s life. Gruesome video of the incident went viral on Twitter, where a 3-4 meter shark can be seen attacking a man, before a body floats to the surface and the shark comes back for another attack. The swimmer was identified as 35-year-old ocean lover, Simon Nellist. Nellist was reportedly a diving instructor and was apparently training for distance swimming.
Nellist was swimming off Buchan Point near Little Bay Beach when he was attacked in front of a slew of witnesses who were enjoying the sunshine on a Wednesday east of Australia’s most populous city. The beaches have been closed and authorities are using helicopters, drones, boats, and Jet Skis to look for the large animal before reopening beaches in the area.