Police said the 28-year-old from Adelaide disappeared in the water off Goldsmith Beach, near Yorke Peninsula, with a helicopter and boats at the scene looking for him.
"At about midday, the man was part of a group spear-fishing at a popular area at Goldsmith Beach when witnesses report seeing a shark attack the man," police said.
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