38-year-old mauled to death by shark at popular Rottnest Island beach in Australia
A man has died after being attacked by a shark at a popular Australian holiday island.
The 38-year-old was attacked by the animal at around 10am on Saturday, at Rottnest Island, near Perth.
An urgent emergency response was initiated as the man was transported by boat to the Geordie Bay jetty.
A group of first responders watched as paramedics and police performed CPR.
But the man could not be revived, a police spokesperson said in a statement.
“WA Police will prepare a report for the Coroner,” they added.
The man’s body was placed onto a stretcher and then transported into the back of an ambulance.
Separate footage from the scene showed a man holding a spearfishing gun in a Water Police boat, tethered to a smaller boat.
A rescue helicopter arrived at the island, 19km off the coast of Fremantle.
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) said it received a report that the man was bitten by a 13ft shark.
Surf Life Saving WA said on social media a 16ft white shark was spotted at about 10am this morning 80 metres off shore.
DPIRD urged people to exercise extra caution around the Horseshoe Reef and Marjorie Bay areas.
A patrol vessel will be out on the water monitoring the area, they added.
Beachgoers have been asked to report any shark sightings to authorities.
Rottnest Island is a protected nature reserve and popular tourist destination.
This incident follows a series of shark attacks across the Australian coast this year.
Four people were bitten in a brutal spree near Sydney in the span of just 48 hours in January.
The attacks claimed the life of 12-year-old Nico Antic who died in hospital a week after he was bitten by a suspected bull shark on January 18.
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