Father-of-two named as victim of Rottnest Island shark attack as wife pays heartbreaking tribute

at Horseshoe Reef on Saturday morning when he was attacked by a five-metre great white shark spotted around 80 metres offshore.

His friends pulled him from the water and performed CPR as they raced back to Geordie Bay jetty, where paramedics and a rescue helicopter were waiting.

Despite every effort, he could not be revived.