Aftermath
A 35-year-old British man has been named as the victim of Sydney's first fatal shark attack in nearly 60 years.
Police have not yet formally identified the victim and his family have not commented.
Australian authorities are still searching for the great white shark, with swimmers banned from the water and most city beaches shut after Wednesday's attack.
Mr Nellist - who was a diving instructor - was mauled by a great white shark just off Little Bay in east Sydney. He was a member of the city's Scuba Diving Social Club and a regular swimmer at the beach, BBC Sydney correspondent Shaimaa Khalil reports.
A UK foreign office spokesperson said consular staff were in touch with New South Wales Police. "We are supporting the family of a British man and our thoughts are with them at this difficult time," the spokesperson said.
Shark attacks in Sydney are uncommon because the city has long had nets and other deterrents in its waters.
The state government said its shark experts had estimated the predator to be a great white shark "at least three metres" in length based on footage of the incident taken by a member of the public.
Several passers-by who witnessed the scene have described a vicious and frenzied attack.
"[The person] was swimming and a shark came and attacked [them] vertically," Kris Linto told Nine News.
"We heard a yell and turned around, it looked like a car had landed in the water, a big splash then the shark."
Simon Nellist
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Have some respect Idiot, dont shoot his death in vertical video
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OH NAUR 🗣️‼️‼️
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religion of peace ...my ass
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repost
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No way he was British... sharks dont eat shit.
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Of course they do... Have you ever heard about shit-shark redemption? It's a movie about coffee anal, I haven't seen it though.
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Do you mean coffee enema? Wtf is coffee anal? Do you just jam coffee beans in someone's ass and then park the beef bus in poody town like a dickhead? This confuses me, have an upvote.
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Coffee anan, instead of Morgan Freeman... Your observation is unusual 🤔🤔🤔🤔
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o naur aw naur
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wheres the aftermath
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Those waters are meant for fishing not swimming know your damn role mates
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Just don´t swim in the ocean when there are sharks nearby. How to tell if sharks are nearby? For Australia there´s a simple rule. Put your hand in the ocean. If it feels wet, it has sharks in it.
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Where he got chomped is a common area for sharks. He knew better. Fucking idiot.
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