Beaches on Australia’s west coast remain shut after shark attack
A male swimmer died on Friday after being mauled at Sorrento Beach, around 20km from Perth's central business district
Several beaches along Western Australia's west coast remained closed on Saturday, a day after a fatal shark attack occurred at Sorrento Beach, located around 20km from Perth's central business district. The attack claimed the life of a male swimmer who died on Friday. In response to the incident, the local council announced that beaches along a 30km stretch of coastline would stay shut until at least noon on Saturday.
This latest attack adds to a series of shark incidents in Australia, following a surfer being bitten in a similar attack in Geraldton, a town about 400km north of Perth. The surfer lost his foot and suffered severe leg injuries. In June, a 35-year-old man was killed while spearfishing off Western Australia's south coast, and in May, a 38-year-old man was mauled to death on an island near Perth.
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