A swimmer is dead after being attacked by a shark off a popular Western Australian beach.
The City of Joondalup has closed all beaches in the area, from Burns Beach in the north to Marmion in the south, until midday on Saturday as a precaution.
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A swimmer is dead after being attacked by a shark off a popular Western Australian beach.
Emergency services attended Perth's Sorrento Beach about 10.30am on Friday after reports a male had been bitten by a shark while swimming along the coast.
Authorities searched for the swimmer from the air and sea, but he died from the attack, with his remains found in the water, WA Police said.
The City of Joondalup has closed all beaches in the area, from Burns Beach in the north to Marmion in the south, until midday on Saturday as a precaution.
The man was seriously injured at Glenfield Beach, north of Geraldton in the state's Mid West.
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