Chris Boyd was fatally injured in a shark attack this morning surfing around the Gracetown area. Profile picture Facebook Source: Supplied NEWS Fatal shark attack south of Gracetown at a surfbreak called Umbilicals Source: News Corp Australia A FATHER-OF-TWO who moved to Western Australia for the waves is the latest surfer to die from a shark attack. Plumber Chris Boyd, 35, from Coolum on Queensland's Sunshine Coast, was mauled by a suspected Great White while surfing at popular break "Umbies" off Gracetown, in the state's southwest, 270km from Perth. About 20 bystanders watched in stunned silence as the man's body was flown by helicopter from the beach. His partner, Krystle Westwood, arrived at noon to be told of her partner's death -- the third in the Gracetown area in the last decade. His hometown Coolum Boardriders Club secretary Erika Henderson described the father-of-two was a "beautiful young man." " (To) a lot of young surfers in the community, he was their shining light ... he was one of the heroes," she said. The guy's an absolute champion. Surfer Ryan Scanlon said he was about to paddle out into popular "Umbies" break when he witnessed the attack. He's an anaesthetist and he pronounced the guy dead at 9.05am. The fatality came during a weekend when the South-West region was meant to be celebrating one of its top tourist events - the Margaret River Gourmet Escape. Hundreds of Year 12 students are also in the region celebrating the end of their high school education. The break is just a few hundred metres from Lefthanders Beach, where surfer Brad Smith was attacked and killed by two sharks in 2004 and about 1km from South Point where Nick Edwards died in 2010. Surfers say it is a known shark hot spot and a number of whales had been spotted close to shore in recent days. Mark Deeks, Mr Boyd's boss at Forest Grove Plumbing, said diving and surfing was "a big part of his life." "He moved here because of his love of the waves and surf," he said. Mr Deeks added: "It's just a tragic loss, like all the rest and it's about time something is done about the number of shark attacks we're getting down here." You know if you hear a siren around here it's probably a shark. Department of Fisheries regional manager Tony Cappelluti said it was possible the shark would no longer be in the area, but said officers would attempt to capture the animal using a "bait and hook" method. He said whether the shark would be destroyed was yet to be determined. The WA Government last month announced that a $165,000 shark-proof enclosure would be installed for a one-year trial at Old Dunsborough Beach in the state's South-West.