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An Australian diver was killed when he was attacked by a great white shark on Sunday as his horrified wife watched from a boat.

Authorities say Gary Johnson was killed around 1:30 p.m. off Cull Island in Western Australia.

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The experienced scuba diver was attacked just as he entered the water.

A search is now scouring the area for Johnson’s remains.

His wife, Karen Milligan, was taken to a local hospital to be treated for shock.

“We tried to find him. We tried to help her, but to no avail,” first responder Glen Quinlaven told News.com. “I really feel for her, she’s obviously witnessed something you don’t want to see.”

In a release, Milligan said her partner was aware of the risks of a shark attack while diving. She called him a “strong, gentle, man” who was a strong advocate for the apex predators.

The fatal attack is the second in the area over the past three years.

In 2017, Laeticia Brouwer, 17, died after being attacked by a shark in Wylie Bay as she was surfing. There have been 16 fatal shark attacks in Western Australia since 2000.