An autopsy later established that the body was that of a White man aged between 30 and 60 years old, about 6 feet (1.8 meters) tall, wearing a wetsuit, and had been in the water for up to 12 weeks.

"We understand the male had been spearfishing and was wearing a wetsuit," she said. "On scene, the male was found to have superficial to moderate injuries to both forearms with one shark tooth mark.