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Swimmer dies after shark attack at Sorrento Beach
- A man died after a large shark attacked him while he swam at a busy Western Australia beach on the morning of Sept. 18, horrifying onlookers.
- The Western Australia Police Force responded to the incident around 10:30 a.m. local time at Sorrento Beach, reporting that a male swimmer had been bitten.
- Witness Ryan Rowe described the scene: "I couldn't believe there was that much blood (that had) come out of a human body."
- Witness Ingrid Mitchell, a daily swimmer, said the man was dragged into deeper water "at a rate of knots" and described the horror of watching someone be mauled.
- Witness Darrel Haythornthwaite compared the attack to a scene from Jaws and noted the victim's friend made it back to shore, feeling guilty for not saving his mate.
- The shark species was not immediately known, but a more than 16-foot shark was reported to SharkSmart at a nearby reef just after noon the same day.
Context of recent shark attacks
- This was the second shark attack in Western Australia in less than four days; a previous attack in Geraldton left a surfer with a lost foot and serious leg injuries.
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“The attack was the second in Western Australia in less than four days, after a shark mauled a surfer at Geraldton, about 250 miles north of Perth, leaving him with a lost foot. A more than 16-foot shark was reported to SharkSmart at a nearby reef just after noon the same day.”
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“A man is dead after a large shark attacked him as he swam at a busy Western Australia beach the morning of Sept. 18, horrifying onlookers in both the water and on shore.”
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