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A 38-year-old man died connected Saturday aft he was attacked by a 13-foot shark successful Australia.
The onslaught happened astatine Horseshoe Reef adjacent Rottnest Island connected Australia’s occidental seashore conscionable earlier 10 a.m., constabulary said.
The land is located astir 19 miles westbound of Perth.
The man was brought backmost to statement but ne'er regained consciousness.
"A 38-year-old man was successful nan h2o astatine Horseshoe Reef erstwhile he was believed to person been bitten by a shark," a spokesperson for St. John WA Ambulance told People.
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Authorities opportunity a awesome achromatic shark attacked a man disconnected Rottnest Island, a celebrated tourer spot connected Australia’s occidental coast. (Getty Images)
"The man was conveyed by alloy to shore, wherever he was met by St. John WA paramedics. Sadly, nan man was incapable to beryllium revived."
Fox News Digital has reached retired to St. John WA Ambulance.
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The decease is nan 2nd fatal onslaught successful Australia truthful acold this year.
The decease is nan 2nd fatal onslaught successful Australia truthful acold this year. (Steve Christo/Corbis)
Perth's Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development told nan AFP news agency that it was urging nan nationalist to return "additional caution" successful nan area, according to BBC News.
The agency added that it was reported to beryllium a awesome achromatic shark.
Footage of nan incident provided by nan Australian Broadcasting Corporation showed constabulary astatine nan segment pinch a vessel and rescue officers.
In January, a 12-year-old died a week after he was attacked by a shark successful Sydney Harbor.
A awesome achromatic shark swims adjacent nan oversea level astatine Neptune Islands, South Australia. (Auscape/Universal Images Group)
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Three others were attacked wrong nan aforesaid 2 days on nan New South Wales seashore successful non-fatal incidents.
Reuters contributed to this report.
