A man in his thirties was killed by a great white shark on Saturday in western Australia, police and officials told AFP.
The 38-year-old was bitten by the predator just before 10:00 am (0200 GMT) off Rottnest Island near the city of Perth, police said.
“Sadly, the man was unable to be revived,” Western Australia police said.
The state’s Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development told AFP the man had been bitten by a four-metre (13-foot) long great white.
It urged the public to take “additional caution” in waters around the area, a popular tourist destination.
It is the first fatal shark attack in Western Australia since March last year, when a surfer was mauled off a remote beach.
