The body of a diver reported missing south of Perth has been recovered and has signs of a shark attack.
THE girlfriend of diver Mick McGregor – who was possibly killed by a shark – says he was an ocean lover who was never scared of sharks.
Friends have described the 38-year-old as a joker who loved the water.
Mr McGregor, of Erskine, a suburb of Mandurah, went missing while scuba diving with friends about 3km off the Dawesville Cut on Saturday.
His body was recovered by police divers yesterday, four days after he vanished.
A police spokeswoman said initial examinations showed what appeared to be shark bites, and police are investigating whether that could have been the cause of death.
However, none of the four friends he was diving with saw a shark attack.
Mr McGregor's girlfriend Elizabeth Cambage is devastated, but relieved his body had been found.
"He loved being under the water and maybe he would have been chasing those crayfish around and not realised he's running out of time," she told Ten News.
Mick McGregor, whose remains were found with possible shark bites four days after he went missing on a dive near Mandurah. Picture: Facebook Source: Supplied
She said the possibility of encountering sharks never stopped Mr McGregor from going into the water. "If there was a shark in the water then he'd be in it too," she said.
One of his friends who was on the fateful diving trip, Shane Wylie, said waiting for Mr McGregor to resurface was the "worst feeling I've ever felt."
"It was a routine dive, we were doing what we loved and then something's gone wrong," he said.
Mr Wylie described Mr McGregor as the "best person" he had ever met.
"Basically everyone whose ever met him says how nice he is," he said.
"We just waited and watched, hoping to see him ... the ocean was where he loved to be and where he'll be forever."
Mick McGregor, whose body was found yesterday after he went missing while diving with friends on Saturday. Picture: Facebook Source: Supplied
Friends and family of Mr McGregor have taken to social media to express their shock and grief.
"You were the brother I never had," Secret Harbor man Shane Wylie said.
"There will never be anyone to replace who you were and I will never forget the times we've had.
"I'd give everything I've ever had for one more trip on the boat or for one more lame ass joke."
Brookton woman Gemma Hutch posted: "Love you forever mate xx there will never be anyone like you again".
Police divers today finished searching the area where Mr McGregor's body was recovered.
The search team returned to the area off the Dawesville Channel today to look for Mr McGregor's dive gear and clues about what happened to him.
Police are preparing a report for the State Coroner.
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