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Man killed by 13ft great white shark in Western Australia

A 38-year-old man died after being bitten by a 13-foot great white shark at Horseshoe Reef, northwest of Rottnest Island near Perth, Western Australia. The incident occurred just before 10:00 AM on Saturday.

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Man killed by 13ft great white shark in Western Australia
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A 38-year-old man died after being bitten by a 13-foot great white shark at Horseshoe Reef, northwest of Rottnest Island near Perth, Western Australia. The incident occurred just before 10:00 AM on Saturday. Paramedics and police attempted CPR on the man at the Geordie Bay jetty after he was brought to shore by boat, but he could not be revived. The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development confirmed a report of the bite and advised the public to exercise additional caution in the area. This is the first fatal shark attack in Western Australia since March of the previous year.

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Since 1791, there have been almost 1,300 recorded shark attacks in Australia, with over 260 resulting in death.

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The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development urged the public to take additional caution in the waters.

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Paramedics and police performed CPR on the man, but he could not be revived.

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The attack occurred at Horseshoe Reef, north-west of Rottnest Island near Perth.

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A 38-year-old man was killed by a 13ft great white shark in Western Australia.

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A 38-year-old man has been killed by a 13ft (4m) Great White Shark in Australia" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="706" data-entity-type="location">Western Australia. On Saturday, the man was bitten just before 10:00 (03:00 BST) at Horseshoe Reef - north-west of the popular Rottnest Island near the city of Perth, local police said.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."Sadly the man was unable to be revived," a police spokesperson said.The state's Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development told AFP news agency it received a report the man was bitten by the great white. The department urged the public to take "additional caution" in waters around the area.The attack is the first fatal incident in Australia" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="706" data-entity-type="location">Western Australia since March last year, when a surfer was mauled off a remote beach.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.
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