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Shark kills swimmer off Western Australian city beach
wral.com • • world
Key Points:
- A man in his 60s was killed by a shark while swimming off Sorrento Beach in Perth, Western Australia, with beachgoers witnessing the attack and authorities conducting searches afterward.
- Witnesses reported seeing blood in the water, and the victim was swimming with a friend who survived but was traumatized by the incident.
- The beach was closed to swimmers following the attack, and police confirmed the swimmer died as a result of the shark attack but did not provide further identification.
- Earlier in the week, a surfer near Geraldton suffered a serious leg injury in a separate shark attack, highlighting ongoing shark-related dangers in the region.
- Australia has experienced five fatal shark attacks so far this year, including three spearfishing divers killed over May and June, with an average of two to three fatal attacks annually since 2000.
