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The search for a man who was taken by a great white shark at a popular surfing spot off the coast in South Australia will be scaled back.
It's believed the 55-year-old was killed by a shark when he was surfing near a group off the coast of Granites Beach in Westall Way Loop near Streaky Bay about 10.20am yesterday.
Locals told 9News the avid surfer had only lived in the area for a short time and it wasn't his usual spot to catch waves.
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The attack was witnessed by people on shore who said the shark attacked the man, which left him floating before he was attacked again.
They believe the shark was up to 4.5 metres in length.
The area off the coast is marked as a great white shark breeding ground.
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"We are in the domain and every surfer knows when he goes for a surf that there's going to be a shark somewhere," a local told 9News.
A scaled-back search will begin in the morning and the attack has now become a case for the state's coroner.
