The family of a shark attack victim who was torn apart by a monster great white have paid tribute to their "one-of-a-kind gentleman." Steven "Mattas" Mattaboni, 38, was attacked by the shark near a popular Australian holiday hotspot on Saturday. The dad-of-two had visited Rottnest Island, near Perth, Western Australia , when the shark brutally mauled him. Following Steven's death , his wife Shirene remembered him a a generous and doting father to their two daughters, aged two and four months.