British man named as victim of fatal Australia shark attack

Simon Nellist, 35, was reportedly training for charity swim when he was killed off Sydney

A swimmer killed in what is believed to have been the first fatal shark attack off Sydney, Australia, in almost 60 years has been named locally as a British man.

Friends said Simon Nellist, 35, who was engaged to be married, loved the water" and was an experienced diving instructor. The British expatriate, who it is understood was living in the Wolli Creek area of Sydney, was reportedly training for a charity swim.