A missing fisherman in Australia was dragged from a boat by a shark entangled in fishing gear, officials in New South Wales said.

Paul Barning went missing Sunday after falling overboard his boat during a fishing competition in New South Wales, Australia.

A fisherman in Australia is lost at sea after a shark dragged him into the ocean, police said. Paul Barning, a member of the New South Wales Game Fishing Association, was pulled into the water after becoming tangled in fishing gear on Sunday afternoon.