Shark attack Perth

A 16-year-old Perth girl has been attacked by a shark in the Swan River in East Fremantle. She was pulled from the water with life threatening injuries and ...

"What we're being advised is that she was with friends on the river, they were on jet skis and possibly a pod of dolphins were seen nearby and the young female jumped in to swim nearby the dolphins," WA police said. Shark attacks in the river are rare but two years ago Perth man Cameron Wrathal became the first person to be attacked by a shark in the Swan since 1968 Police are still piecing together what happened but say she was riding with friends on jet skis before the attack.

A 16-year-old girl has died after a suspected shark attack in Swan River, Perth. Authorities were called around 3pm local time and the girl was later ...

WA Police provided an update this evening over the attack in Swan River. About 3.45pm today, 4 February 2023, police were called in relation to a potential ...

About 3.45pm today, 4 February 2023, police were called in relation to a potential shark attack near the Fremantle traffic bridge in Fremantle. Here is a latest update from WA Police regarding the potential shark attack in Fremantle today. 16-year-old girl killed in “potential” shark attack in Fremantle

WA Police Acting Fremantle District Inspector Paul Robinson said authorities believed the teen was jet skiing on the river with friends around 3.20pm when she ...

“It is unusual for a shark to be that far down the river … At the time, it was the first shark attack in the Swan River in more than 50 years. The only recorded fatal bull shark attack in the Swan River prior to Saturday’s incident happened in 1923, when a 13-year-old boy was bitten on the thigh while swimming near Mosman Park. The tragedy is the first fatal shark attack in the Swan River in more than a century. It is the second shark mauling in the Swan River since January 14, 2021 when Bicton swimmer Cameron Wrathall was “There were about seven of us and we were on the rope swing for around an hour or two,” he said.

A 16-year-old Perth girl has been attacked by a shark in the Swan River in North Fremantle. She was pulled from the water with life threatening injuries and ...

"What we're being advised is that she was with friends on the river, they were on jet skis and possibly a pod of dolphins were seen nearby and the young female jumped in to swim nearby the dolphins," WA police said. Shark attacks in the river are rare but two years ago Perth man Cameron Wrathal became the first person to be attacked by a shark in the Swan since 1968 Police are still piecing together what happened but say she was riding with friends on jet skis before the attack.

The 16-year-old girl was thought to have been swimming in the Swan River, Western Australia Police say.

This is believed to be the first fatal shark attack in the Swan River since a 13-year-old boy was killed in January 1923. She was pronounced dead after being pulled from the Swan River, in the Perth suburb of Fremantle, on Saturday. A 16-year-old girl has died after being attacked by a shark while swimming in a river in Western Australia.

Australian police say 16-year-old jumped from her jetski to swim after dolphins possibly sighted nearby.

He said the victim was with her friends on jetskis. Emergency personnel provided medical assistance at the scene but she died, said Insp Paul Robinson, of Western Australia police. The 16-year-old was pulled from the Swan River in Perth with critical injuries.

A 16-year-old girl has died after being mauled by a shark while swimming in the Swan River in North Fremantle on Saturday.

“What we’re being advised is she was with friends on the river, they were on jet skis. “DPIRD is working with WA Police and local authorities to coordinate responses. “The girl jumped off the rope swing and then a bull shark pulled her under and then her boyfriend tried to like help her get out,” a boy told It was possibly a pod of dolphins seen nearby and the young female jumped in the water to swim nearby the dolphins.” The public has been urged to “take additional caution in the Swan River in the North Fremantle area”. The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) said it was “currently assisting WA Police with a possible serious shark bite incident in the Swan River at North Fremantle”.