Great white shark kills spearfishing diver: "Horrific event"
Summary
A 38-year-old man was killed by a great white shark while spearfishing near Rottnest Island, Australia. The attack is the second fatal shark incident in the country this year and happened near a coral reef off the southwest coast.Key Facts
- The man was spearfishing with friends when the shark bit him on the legs near a dive boat.
- The victim was taken about 1,100 yards to Rottnest Island, where paramedics could not save him.
- A 16-foot great white shark had been seen near the attack site before the incident.
- The victim was identified by family as Steven Mattaboni, a father of two young daughters.
- Western Australia Premier Roger Cook called the event deeply distressing and thanked emergency responders.
- This was Australia's first shark fatality since January, when a 12-year-old boy died from a bull shark bite in Sydney Harbor.
- Australia averages over three fatal shark attacks each year and has recorded about 1,300 shark incidents since 1791.
- Scientists think crowded coastal waters and rising ocean temperatures may be changing shark behavior and increasing attacks.
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