A 38-year-old man died on Saturday after he was attacked by a 13-foot shark in Australia.
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9:55 pm (May 16, 2026 )
The attack happened at Horseshoe Reef near Rottnest Island on Australia’s western coast just before 10 a.m., police said.
The island is located about 19 miles west of Perth.
The man was brought back to shore but never regained consciousness.
Since records began in 1791, there have been almost 1,300 recorded shark attacks in Australia, with more than 260 of them resulting in death.
Earlier this year in January, four shark attacks were reported along the New South Wales coast over two days.
One of the victims included 12-year-old Nico Antic who jumped from a rock into the Sydney Harbour and was attacked by a suspected bull shark.
He died a week later, with his parents saying in a joint statement they were “heartbroken”.
Aerial footage showed the man being rushed to shore by boat where paramedics and police performed CPR at the Geordie Bay jetty, local media ABC reported.
