A surfer who was killed by a shark tragically leaves behind a wife and young daughter - just a day before Father's Day.

Mercury Psillakis, 57, lost "a number of limbs" and had to be reportedly dragged by fellow surfers to the shore at Dee Why Beach in Sydney shortly after 10am local time (0:00GMT).

The experienced surfer had only been in the water for around 30 minutes when a shark violently attacked him. "He was retrieved from the surf and brought to the shore; however, died at the scene," NSW Police said in a statement.

According to local media Mr Psillakis, a twin, was local to the area and a husband to Maria and dad to a young daughter.

“Everyone knows the Psillakis family,” one local said. “They’ve always lived around here and they really are a big part of the community. “This i

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