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| Surfer missing after suspected shark attack at Western Australia beach | Surfer missing after suspected shark attack at Western Australia beach |
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| A surfboard was recovered from the water at Wylie Bay but the male surfer has not been located, a police spokesman says | A surfboard was recovered from the water at Wylie Bay but the male surfer has not been located, a police spokesman says |
| A surfer is missing following a possible shark attack near Esperance in Western Australia with authorities recovering a surfboard from the water. | A surfer is missing following a possible shark attack near Esperance in Western Australia with authorities recovering a surfboard from the water. |
| A marine search and rescue team is at Kelp Beds beach in Wylie Bay looking for the man after a possible shark bite was reported at 10.50am local time on Friday. | A marine search and rescue team is at Kelp Beds beach in Wylie Bay looking for the man after a possible shark bite was reported at 10.50am local time on Friday. |
| A WA police spokeswoman said an operation was ongoing on Friday afternoon involving police, ambulance and fisheries personnel. | A WA police spokeswoman said an operation was ongoing on Friday afternoon involving police, ambulance and fisheries personnel. |
| “A surfboard was recovered from the water but the surfer has not been located. The surfer is believed to be an adult male,” the spokeswoman said. The beach is now closed. | “A surfboard was recovered from the water but the surfer has not been located. The surfer is believed to be an adult male,” the spokeswoman said. The beach is now closed. |
| Laeticia Brouwer, 17, died following a shark bite at the same beach in April 2017. | Laeticia Brouwer, 17, died following a shark bite at the same beach in April 2017. |
| A statement from the WA primary industries department said it was helping police with “a serious shark bite incident at Kelp Beds beach in Esperance”. | |
| Boats were in the water as part of a marine search and rescue operation, the statement said. Beaches have been closed from Wylie Head to Cape Le Grand National Park. | |
| Earlier this week, drone footage captured professional surfer Matt Wilkinson’s narrow escape from a great white shark measuring about 2.5 metres off the coast of Ballina in northern New South Wales. | Earlier this week, drone footage captured professional surfer Matt Wilkinson’s narrow escape from a great white shark measuring about 2.5 metres off the coast of Ballina in northern New South Wales. |
| There have been six deaths from shark bites in Australia in 2020. | There have been six deaths from shark bites in Australia in 2020. |
| Experienced diver Gary Johnson, 57, was killed by a shark near Cull Island in Esperance on Western Australia’s south coast in January. | Experienced diver Gary Johnson, 57, was killed by a shark near Cull Island in Esperance on Western Australia’s south coast in January. |
| A shark killed 23-year-old Queensland wildlife ranger, Zachary Robba, in April off North West Island in the southern Great Barrier Reef. | A shark killed 23-year-old Queensland wildlife ranger, Zachary Robba, in April off North West Island in the southern Great Barrier Reef. |
| Gold Coast surfer Rob Pedretti, 60, died after he was attacked at Salt Beach at South Kingscliff in northern NSW in June. | Gold Coast surfer Rob Pedretti, 60, died after he was attacked at Salt Beach at South Kingscliff in northern NSW in June. |
| In July, a 36-year-old Sunshine Coast man died after being mauled while spearfishing off Queensland’s Fraser Island. | In July, a 36-year-old Sunshine Coast man died after being mauled while spearfishing off Queensland’s Fraser Island. |
| Later the same month, a teenager died while surfing at Wilsons Headland at Wooli Beach off northern NSW. | Later the same month, a teenager died while surfing at Wilsons Headland at Wooli Beach off northern NSW. |
| A 46-year-old Gold Coast man, Nick Slater, died in September after being bitten by a shark while surfing at Greenmount Beach at Coolangatta. | A 46-year-old Gold Coast man, Nick Slater, died in September after being bitten by a shark while surfing at Greenmount Beach at Coolangatta. |