Man killed by 13ft great white shark in Western Australia
BBC • • world
Key Points:
- A 38-year-old man was killed by a 13-foot great white shark at Horseshoe Reef near Rottnest Island, Western Australia, on Saturday morning.
- The man was rushed to shore where paramedics and police performed CPR, but he was unable to be revived.
- This is the first fatal shark attack in Western Australia since March of the previous year.
- Authorities have urged the public to exercise additional caution in the waters around the area following the incident.
- Australia has recorded nearly 1,300 shark attacks since 1791, with over 260 fatalities, including multiple attacks earlier this year along the New South Wales coast.