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Diver killed by a 16-foot shark in popular tourist destination

According to Fox News, the attack occurred just before 10 a.m. on May 16 at Horseshoe Reef, a well‑known diving and fishing location roughly 19 miles off the coast of Perth.

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Man killed in great white shark attack in Western Australia

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Man dies after shark attacks him in front of a friend in Australia

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Father-of-two named as Australia’s shark attack victim: ‘One-of-a-kind gentleman’

The man who died from a fatal shark attack near Rottnest Island in Western Australia, has been identified as Steven Mattaboni – a prolific spearfisher and a father of two.

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‘Fiercely loyal, endlessly generous’ father named as victim of Rottnest Island shark attack

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A man is in a critical condition after being bitten by a shark at Rottnest Island

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Perth father Steven Mattaboni identified as victim of Rottnest Island shark attack

Mattaboni, 38, was taking part in a small scale spearfishing competition between friends just before 10am on Saturday when he was bitten on the lower legs while swimming at Horseshoe Reef, about a kil...

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Police reveal friends’ ‘heroic’ efforts to save man killed by shark

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Lake Macquarie shark attack victim was rescued by wife and off-duty lifesaver

A shark fatally mauls a spearfishing diver off Australia's Rottnest Island, police say

A shark fatally mauled a diver off an Australian tourist island on Saturday, police said. The 38-year-old man had been spearfishing with a friend when he was attacked on a coral reef off Rottnest Island near Australia’s southwest coast,

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Missing fisherman was dragged overboard by shark entangled in fishing gear, Australian police say

Police in Australia say a fisherman who fell overboard during a fishing competition on Sunday was dragged by a shark that was entangled in fishing gear. The search for Paul Barning, a figure in the New South Wales Game Fishing Association, continued Monday ...

Tiger shark beheading in Albany prompts call for greater regulation

A researcher speaks out against the fishing of sharks after footage of a huge tiger shark being caught and decapitated circulated on social media.

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Australian fisherman missing after hooking shark, being pulled underwater

NEW SOUTH WALES, AU (WJW) — Authorities are searching Australian waters for a fisherman who fell overboard after hooking a shark during a fishing competition Sunday. According to a Monday press release from New South Wales (NSW) Police Force, the 58-year ...

Sydney shark catch: Conservationists outraged by capture and killing of massive tiger shark

A group of Sydney fishermen who captured and killed a huge tiger shark are now receiving threats and abuse online. The deep-sea predator is not a protected species, but conservationists are outraged they are regularly captured and killed by game fishing groups.