Mr McGowan said WA’s south coast, particularly around Esperance, was a known breeding ground for great white sharks and home to large seal colonies. "(The shark) was doing basically what it does all the time....It was just looking for a feed. Shire of Esperance president Ian Mickel said the incident had rocked the tight-knit Esperance community. “In respect to his family and friends my sympathies go out to them and in due course we might see Premier Mark McGowan down,” he said. He said it was as a “very serious” situation, as rescue crews search for the man.
He said the State Government taken extra safety measures to protect swimmers and surfers including helicopter patrols, monitoring stations and subsided shark shields. I understand they still haven’t found anybody,” she said.
“But Western Australia has got by far the greatest length of coastline, so attacks are likely here.”. "I felt a nudge and thought it was seaweed, put my leg down and felt it again so put it up, but (the shark) grabbed my leg rope and tried to pull me down." The man is believed to have fallen into the water while rock fishing in the area. Joe said he knew if he could make it back to his boat - which was smaller than the shark - he would probably be OK. "It was following me, it was pretty much stalking me all the way back, trying to find a weakness in my defence," he said. “Unfortunately he hasn’t been recovered at this point in time,” he told reporters on Friday. “They are particular areas that seem to get more attacks more than others, and they are usually associated with the salmon run and to a lesser extent the whale run,” he said. Shark attacked jet ski trying to retrieve Ben's body.
After about five minutes, the shark finally came for Joe who speared it in the head in an attempt to get away, reports 7 News. The Marmion Marine Park - the area where Joe and his pals were fishing - is described by Parks and Wildlife as a paradise for divers. I called out to [my partner] to get out, and next minute we had [ambulances] fly past us," Sammy Bamford told Nine Newspapers. Isabella Brett-Jensen, 15, was swimming in waist-deep water with a friend at about 11.30am when she felt something latch onto her foot under the surface. Seven of those attacks have occurred in NSW and five occurred in Queensland. I just wish it wasn't me.". “There are far more attacks in Queensland and New South Wales,” Mr Edwards said on Friday. The search for a missing surfer involved in what authorities have described as a “serious shark bite incident” near Esperance remains ongoing, some four hours after the attack was called in.
Two swimmers in the water moments after the attack told how they had spotted a 2.5-3m shark just 50 metres from them. “It’s a very, very difficult and potentially tragic situation happening in Esperance,” he said. © West Australian Newspapers Limited 2020. Just over an hour later at 10.45am, a beachgoer called triple zero to report a shark had bitten a surfer at the popular break.
This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. A witness reportedly called triple zero at 10:45 this morning saying they had seen a shark attack at Kelp Beds surf break along Wylie Bay in WA’s South West. Caitlyn Rintoul, Phil Hickey and Tom Zaunmayr, WA Police confirmed a surfboard had been found at Kelp Beds surf break along Wylie Bay, but said the man has not been located. The shark continued to lurk around the boat for another ten minutes before the friends made a quick getaway.
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