Australia shark attack: British victim hailed as ?wonderful father? - The Guardian Australia

The wife of a man who is believed to have been killed by sharks off Australia’s west coast has paid tribute to a “wonderful father” .

Paul Millachip, 57, who is understood to have been from the UK, was last seen in the water on Saturday by two teenagers who witnessed what they believed was a shark attack off Port Beach in North Fremantle, Perth.

The ABC reported that, according to witnesses, Millachip was swimming next to the dinghy in which the teenagers were travelling when a tiger shark and a great white shark attacked him.

On Sunday, the police said it was apparent the attack had been fatal and the search for Millachip had been called off.

His wife, who did not wish to be named, told Australian broadcasters of her gratefulness for the efforts of teenagers on a nearby boat who helped raise the alarm.

She said: “A special mention to those young lads in the boat for what they did in what must have been an absolutely terrifying experience for them, so my heart goes out to them and I thank them for what they did.

“Rest in peace, Paul. He died [doing] what he enjoyed doing the most, which was exercising. He was a wonderful man, a wonderful father, and he loved his exercise.”