Family pay tributes to British man killed by a shark in Australia

Nellist, who was a diving instructor, had grown up in the west Cornwall village of Ludgvan near Penzance, before emigrating to Australia where he had set up home with his fiancee, Jessie Ho, whom he was about to marry.

Nellist would swim regularly at the beach, the BBC reported, and had been training for a charity swim when he was attacked.

Most city beaches were initially shut after the incident and swimmers had been banned from the water. However, swimmers were once again taking to the water at Little Bay on Saturday. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the shark has not been captured.

Reports said authorities had retrieved body parts from the water.

Deadly shark attacks are rare in Sydney as it has various deterrents, including nets, in the waters. The last fatal shark attack in Sydney is believed to have been in 1963.