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Another sightingCommentsPremiumShark spotted 100 metres off Cottesloe Beach

A shark has been spotted 100m off Cottesloe Beach just weeks after a monster great white stalked the Perth coastline and forced the evacuation of the popular ocean spot.

Sarah Steger and Josh Zimmerman

Mullaloo closedShark sighting forces beach closure in Perth’s north

Swimmers who flocked to the ocean to beat the scorching heat this afternoon have been pulled from the water after a shark was spotted in Perth’s north.

Sarah Steger

Bedside vigilPremium‘Shark’: Swan River attack victim speaks from hospital

The first photo taken of Cameron Wrathall since he was mauled by a bull shark on the Swan River has been released.

Michael Traill

‘Highly unusual event’VideoCommentsPremiumPremier ‘would swim in’ Swan River after shark attack

Mark McGowan says he has no qualms about swimming in the river, despite a shark sighting last night — about 36 hours after a man was attacked by a bull shark.

Phil Hickey

Beach warningCommentsGreat white shark stalks Meelup Beach

The shark has been detected several times near the South West’s most popular beach, according to authorities who have warned the huge crowds of holidaymakers in the area.

Claire Ottaviano and Natalie Richards

Swan River shark attackVideoPremium‘Please wake up, dad’

The daughters of Swan River bull shark victim Cameron Wrathall have not yet spoken to their heavily sedated father more than a day after he was mauled during a morning swim at Bicton.

Michael Traill and Cassidy Mosconi

Swan river attackVideoCommentsPremium‘Unknown’ number of bull sharks in Swan River

Authorities have conceded they have ‘no idea’ how many bull sharks are lurking in the Swan River after a 54-year-old father was mauled in the water at Blackwall Reach on Thursday.

Michael Traill

Beach desertedCommentsSwan River eerily quiet as shark victim recovers

Swimmer Cameron Wrathall has woken from surgery after suffering a 30cm bite to his thigh.

Daryna Zadvirna

Hunt in numbersPremiumSharks out in force on the Swan, says fisherman

An experienced Perth fisherman says he has had frequent encounters with bull sharks while fishing in the Swan River.

Caitlyn Rintoul & Shannon Hampton

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Horror attackCommentsPremium
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Why Swan River bull shark targeted victim

Shark expert Hugh Edwards has revealed why he believes a bull shark attacked swimmer Cameron Wrathall in the Swan River — as The West Australian revisits the history of attacks on our main waterway.

Caitlyn Rintoul & Peta Rasdien

Attack in the SwanCommentsPremiumDad will return to river: Shark victim’s daughter

Keeley Wrathall says her father won’t be deterred from his daily swim, despite being critically injured in a shark attack this morning.

Michael Traill

‘Pool of blood’VideoCommentsPremiumPremier praises shark attack victim’s rescuers

Mark McGowan has praised the efforts of bystanders who pulled the Swan River shark attack victim from the water.

Staff reporters

1923 attackVideoCommentsPremiumSchoolboy describes the first Swan River shark death

Swanbourne schoolboy Charles Torquil Robinson is the only person known to have died after a shark attack in the Swan River, in 1923. Here is his teenage friend’s eyewitness account from the time.

Natalie Richards

River attackVideoCommentsPremiumSwan River shark victim out of surgery

UPDATE: Swan River shark attack victim Cameron Wrathall is now out of surgery at Royal Perth Hospital, however his condition is still critical.

Daryna Zadvirna & Michael Traill

Swimmer attackedVideoHorror on the Swan with first shark attack in 50 years

A man has been rushed to hospital after he was attacked by a shark at the popular swimming spot Blackwall Reach in Bicton — believed to be the first attack in the Swan River since 1973.

‘Forever and always’CommentsPremiumFamily’s tribute to WA teen killed in NZ shark attack

Perth teenager Kaelah Marlow has been remembered as a ‘young woman who had an amazing life ahead of her’ at a private funeral in New Zealand this afternoon.

Caitlyn Rintoul

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THE DEEP ENDCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Shark fears forcing WA swimmers to shore

An exclusive poll shows West Aussies are too scared to venture more than 5m out while swimming at the beach, but a shark expert says the logic in staying closer to shore might not stack up.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Shock findVideoTiger Shark found bloodied on Perth beach

A decapitated tiger shark has been found bloodied and butchered on a beach south of Perth today.

Brianna Dugan

Tragic lossCommentsPremiumNZ shark attack victim cousin of top WA jockeys

The WA family of a teenager who was killed in the first fatal NZ shark attack in nearly a decade has paid tribute to the ‘always bubbly’ young woman — who is related to Perth racing royalty.

Caitlyn Rintoul

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The West Australian exclusive
‘Always bubbly’CommentsPremium
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‘We’re all in shock’: WA teen killed in NZ shark attack

The WA family of a teenager who grew up in Perth have paid tribute to the ‘always bubbly’ victim of a horror shark attack, mauled while swimming between the flags in New Zealand.

Caitlyn Rintoul

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The West Australian exclusive
‘I have no fear of sharks’CommentsPremium
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Widow’s dive marks one year since fatal shark attack

Far from being deterred from ever entering the ocean again, Karen Milligan took a dive near the site of her husband Gary Johnson’s fatal shark attack to mark the 12-month anniversary of his death.

Phoebe Pin

Underwater dangerCommentsPremiumShark sightings close four beaches

Some of Perth’s most popular beaches from Rottnest to Scarborough were closed this afternoon due to shark sightings.

Rangi Hirini

Alert ‘gaps’CommentsPremiumMonster WA shark a ‘concern for all West Aussies’

Opposition Leader Zak Kirkup, who said a Liberal Government would cull any predator that persisted to prowl the coast and was judged an ‘imminent threat’.

Josh Zimmerman

Jaws returnsVideoCommentsPremiumMonster shark tagged at Cottesloe lurks off Perth coast

A 5.3m great white has been loitering off Perth’s coast for the past week — with tens of thousands of beachgoers provided no explicit warning the predator had returned.

Josh Zimmerman

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