World
Great white shark kills man in Western Australia

A man was killed in a shark attack off Cull Island in Western Australia on Sunday, making it the country’s first fatal shark attack in more than a year, officials say. A search is underway to find the victim’s body.
The incident happened at about 1 p.m. on Sunday when emergency services were called for a shark attack near Cull Island, which is located off the coast of Western Australia. Police said the victim had been diving off a boat.
A woman who was on the boat with the victim was taken to shore and treated for shock, but there was no sign of the victim. Officials from the local government said the victim was bitten by a great white shark and was presumed dead.
Sunday’s incident marks the first fatal shark attack in Australia since November 2018, when a 33-year-old man was killed in waters off Queensland. The victim was attacked by the shark when he got off a paddle boat which he was sharing with a woman.
While sharks are a common fear, they only kill about six people per year on average, according to figures from the International Shark Attack File (ISAF). At least six people died in shark attacks last year, which was slightly up from five in 2018.
“The somber truth is that most of the world’s shark populations are in decline, or exist at greatly reduced levels, as a consequence of overfishing and habitat loss,” ISAF said. It said fisheries kill about 100 million sharks and rays annually.

-
US News3 days ago
All 15 workers rescued after industrial tunnel collapse in Los Angeles
-
Legal5 days ago
3 killed, 9 injured in shooting in Philadelphia
-
World4 days ago
Series of earthquakes strike near Guatemala City, causing injuries and damage
-
US News4 days ago
Flash flood emergency declared in Ruidoso, New Mexico
-
Entertainment1 week ago
ICE arrests Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. over Sinaloa Cartel ties
-
Health1 week ago
Cambodia reports new H5N1 case in child, 8th human infection in a month
-
Entertainment1 week ago
Liverpool soccer star Diogo Jota and brother killed in car crash in Spain
-
US News1 week ago
Pentagon deploys 200 Marines to help ICE operations in Florida