4.5m Shark Kills 35-Year-Old Diver off Michaelmas Island, Western Australia
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Updated · BBC.com · Jun 6
4.5m Shark Kills 35-Year-Old Diver off Michaelmas Island, Western Australia
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Jun 6
Summary
A 35-year-old man died after a suspected 4.5-meter shark bit him while he was spearfishing with family off Michaelmas Island at about 11:25 local time Saturday.
Paramedics met the diver after he was brought ashore by boat, but they could not revive him; police said they will prepare a report for the coroner.
Western Australia's Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development is assisting police and local authorities and urged residents to report shark sightings.
The death came less than a month after 38-year-old Steven Mattaboni was killed by a 4-meter shark near Rottnest Island, underscoring a recent run of fatal attacks off Perth.