Missing fisherman was dragged overboard by shark entangled in fishing gear, Australian police say

Police in Australia say a fisherman who fell overboard during a fishing competition on Sunday was dragged by a shark that was entangled in fishing gear.

The search for Paul Barning, a figure in the New South Wales Game Fishing Association, continued Monday after authorities were alerted around 1 p.m. Sunday that the 58-year-old had fallen from his boat, Dark Horse, about 34 miles off the coast of Newcastle near Port Stephens, authorities said.

Marine Area Command Commander Superintendent Joe McNulty told local news outlets on Monday that investigators believe the shark was "quite large" compared to Barning's 6.8-meter long vessel.