Whitfords Volunteer Sea Rescue skipper Bob Harrison said his crew were out searching for the tagged shark when they were told about the attack. "As we were leaving the marina, we got flagged down by a little aluminum boat." he said. The guy said 'we've just been attacked by a shark.' He said 'the shark got my fins' and he held up his fins and they were just shredded. The teeth of the shark would have been within two or three inches of his feet. He said the shark was at least as long as the boat, which was about 4m. I think it was very close to being a completely different story.