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Swimmer killed in shark attack in front of horrified beachgoers in Australia: "I could see a pool of blood"
CBS News • • general
Key Points:
- A man in his 60s was killed by a shark while swimming off Sorrento Beach in Perth, Western Australia, with witnesses describing the attack as traumatic and seeing blood in the water.
- Police and rescue teams conducted searches after the late-morning attack, confirming the swimmer died as a result of the shark attack, and the beach was closed to swimmers.
- Separately, a surfer sustained serious leg injuries from a shark attack near Geraldton, about 400 kilometers north of Perth, earlier in the week.
- Australia has experienced at least five fatal shark attacks in 2026, including a 12-year-old boy in Sydney Harbour and three divers in Western Australia and Queensland, marking a higher-than-average year for deadly incidents.
- Since 2000, Australia has averaged two to three fatal shark attacks annually, according to the Australian Shark Incident Database.
