Swimmer killed in shark attack at popular Western Australia beach
Police said search crews found no trace of the swimmer as beaches in Joondalup were closed and investigators reviewed reports of a 5-meter shark.
- On Friday morning, a swimmer went missing after a suspected shark attack about 50 meters off Sorrento Beach near Raleigh Road in Perth's northern suburbs around 10.15am.
- This incident follows a shark attack on Monday at Glenfield Beach in Geraldton, 420km north of Perth, where 56-year-old surfer Mel Ismail was mauled by a shark.
- Witnesses reported a shark up to six meters long, while Police helicopters and water police are currently searching the area as another swimmer who was with the man had to be consoled by rescuers.
- Authorities have closed Sorrento Beach to the public while three St John WA crews remain on scene under priority one conditions, with the shark siren sounding repeatedly since the attack.
- The suspected attack comes one week after Surf Life Saving WA helicopter patrols began their summer season operations, as crowds gathered on the path above the beach to observe the search.
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A man has been fatally injured in a shark attack off the west coast of Australia. Eyewitnesses depict dramatic scenes.
A man died today after being mauled by a shark while swimming at a popular Western Australian beach, in a terrifying scene. The man was attacked by a “ferocious” shark about 50 metres from Sorrento Beach, a popular swimming spot about 20 kilometres from Perth. A nurse who attended the incident told the Sydney Morning Herald that she saw the shark “devouring” the man and “flinging him back and forth like a fish”. Another eyewitness told state …
In the waters of Sorrento Beach, a popular seaside resort located about twenty kilometers north of Perth, in Western Australia, a man in his sixties died...
A man was fatally attacked by a shark in Sorrento Beach, near Perth. This busy beach has been closed by local authorities. This incident adds to a series of recent attacks in the...
The man was swimming off a busy beach near Perth, in western Australia, police reported. He died on Friday of his injuries.
Swimmer killed in shark attack off Australia's west coast
SYDNEY — A swimmer has died after a shark attack off the coast of the Western Australian city of Perth, police confirmed on Friday.The man was attacked around 50 meters off Sorrento Beach in the city's north. He was initially reported missing following the attack.This marks Australia's fifth fatal shark attack this year, including three off the west coast.Emergency crews were called to a "shark-related incident" at Sorrento Beach at around 10.15…
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