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Shark kills swimmer off popular Perth beach in rare attack

Saturday, 19 September 2026, 06:37 · 1 min read

A 63-year-old man has died after a shark attack at Sorrento beach in Perth (the capital of Western Australia), with authorities confirming his death on Friday morning following an incident at around 10:30am local time. His body had not been recovered as of Saturday, despite extensive searches by police, water, and air personnel, and beaches along the City of Wanneroo coastline were closed until at least noon Saturday. The fatal attack came just days after a separate shark incident on Monday left a surfer seriously injured at Glenfield beach, north of Geraldton, highlighting growing concern about shark activity along WA's coastline.

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The Guardian — Swimmer dies after being bitten by shark off popular Perth beach ↗︎
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