Man dies in Western Australia after shark attack

The antheral was sportfishing erstwhile helium was bitten by a shark, constabulary say.

A antheral has died aft helium was bitten by a shark disconnected the southbound seashore of Michaelmas Island successful Western Australia.

The 35-year-old was attacked portion spearfishing with his household adjacent to the municipality of Albany, constabulary said.

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The antheral was treated by paramedics but died of his wounds.

Police said a 4.5metre (15ft) shark of an chartless taxon was spotted by a witnesser adjacent Michaelmas Island, which does not person galore visitors.

The state’s Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development urged radical to instrumentality “additional caution” successful the country and to enactment abreast of shark sightings.

This is the 4th shark sidesplitting this twelvemonth successful Australia.

Last month, a antheral died aft being attacked by a large achromatic disconnected Rottnest Island adjacent the metropolis of Perth, and different antheral died successful a shark onslaught disconnected the seashore of Queensland successful northeast Australia.

In January, a 12-year-old lad was killed by a shark successful Sydney Harbour.

Australian scientists judge progressively crowded waters and rising water temperatures are shifting sharks’ migratory patterns, which whitethorn beryllium contributing to a emergence successful attacks.

The bulk of shark attacks hap on Australia’s eastbound and southeast coasts, with an mean of astir 20 incidents recorded each year, according to the Institute of Health and Welfare.