Swimmers in the Swan River have been warned of a bull shark in the Blackwall Reach area after it was detected multiple times over the past three days.
Troy de Ruyter
Before he was bitten, the shark ‘bumped the man multiple times’, a Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development spokesman said.
Artemisia Blythe
Shark warnings have been issued for Exmouth beaches after two fishermen were injured in separate weekend incidents.
Bethany Hiatt
A beach south of Perth has been closed and remains on high alert after a shark bumped a surfer’s board.
Jonathon Nolan
Terrifying footage has emerged of a large shark swimming close to swimmers at Wharton Beach one year before a surfer was killed in the same waters.
Kellie Balaam
Swimmers were ordered out of the water.
Taylor Renouf
Beaches remain open but water users are urged to take caution around Rockingham after a tagged shark set off multiple alerts at the weekend.
Rachel Fenner
Swimmers in the South West are being urged to take additional caution.
Caleb Runciman
The family issued a statement on Wednesday, describing Steven Payne as ‘one of the best’.
Jessica Evensen, Caleb Runciman and Claire Sadler
Steven Payne was four weeks into a six-month holiday when he was killed in front of his partner at Wharton Beach on Monday.
Claire Sadler
Tragic details have emerged after the 37-year-old’s ‘heartbreaking’ death on Monday.
Tita Smith
Esperance’s hauntingly beautiful Wharton Beach will always hold a special place in Zac Golebiowski’s heart, even though it was also the place where he nearly lost his life after a shark bit off his leg.
Surf Life Saving WA reported a 2.5m shark was spotted near Margaret River Mouth Beach, Prevelly, about 2.15pm on Tuesday.
Jessica Evensen
A surfer mauled to death by a shark on a remote beach near Esperance was on the trip of a lifetime when he was killed in front of his devastated partner.
Caleb Runciman, Bethany Hiatt, Jessica Evensen and Dylan Caporn
Photos taken at the scene of Wharton Beach in Condingup, 60km east of Espearance, show the desperate efforts WA Police, Marine Rescue WA and SES personnel are taking to find the body of a missing surfer.
WA Police have confirmed the search for a missing surfer attacked by a shark on Monday is now a recovery effort, after confronting drone footage emerged showing ‘large amounts of blood in the water’.
Caleb Runciman and Bethany Hiatt
The surfboard — covered in bite marks — has been found but there is no sign of the surfer after the shark attack east of Esperance.
Caleb Runciman & Bethany Hiatt
Mangyon Zhang, 57, survived a suspected bull shark attack, revealing she was lucky the animal ‘missed the arteries’.
Mangyon Zhang, 57, was attacked at Gunyah Beach, in Sydney’s south, on Friday afternoon.
The 35-year-old was knocked into the water during the scary Swan River encounter.
Jenny Schon
Swimmers have been put on high alert and at least one event has been cancelled after a bull shark took a bite out of a paddler’s kayak in the Swan River.
Unprovoked attacks by sharks declined worldwide in 2024, according to new figures.
Staff Writers
Two friends jumped from a party boat into the water, then their worst fears were realised.
Hayley Taylor
A teenage girl has died after being attacked by a shark at a popular holiday spot.
David Johns
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