{
  "id": 8373651,
  "title": "Beaches on Australia’s west coast remain shut after shark attack",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/beaches-on-australias-west-coast-remain-shut-after-shark-attack-8373651",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T03:28:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/09/19/beaches-on-australia-s-west-coast-remain-shut-after-shark-attack"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "A male swimmer died on Friday after being mauled at Sorrento Beach, around 20km from Perth's central business district",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Beaches on Australia’s west coast remain shut after shark attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/beaches-on-australias-west-coast-remain-shut-after-shark-attack",
        "published": "2026-09-19T03:28:29.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}