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Horror Scenes as Man Attacked by Shark at WA Beach
St John Ambulance said the man in his 50s was taken to Geraldton Hospital as a priority one emergency after the reported attack.
- A man aged in his 50s was rushed to Geraldton Hospital on Monday morning following a shark attack in Western Australia's Midwest.
- The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development confirmed a "shark incident" at Glenfield Beach, about 430 kilometres north of Perth, after receiving reports around 9:45am.
- John Ambulance dispatched two vehicles to the scene at 9:50am, transporting the patient to Geraldton Hospital under priority one conditions.
- The City of Greater Geraldton closed sections of the beach to the public, while authorities advised locals to "take additional caution" near the water.
- Data on shark encounters with humans in Australia shows nearly 1,300 incidents since 1791, of which more than 260 resulted in death.
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