Shark attacks have increased on popular tourist beaches off the west coast of Australia. According to the NZ Herald, the latest incident occurred on Friday at Coral Bay, where a tiger shark tried to attack one of the holidaymakers.
The Department of Primary Industry and Regional Development (DPIRD), which is investigating the incident, warned the local population and holidaymakers to exercise extreme caution in the area.
The resort town of Coral Bay annually attracts thousands of tourists with its white beaches and unusually rich underwater world. The most recent shark attack in Western Australia also took place in the north of the state last month.
Brett Highlands, 48, was attacked by a 3m tiger shark off Gwandong Beach. Last November, 59-year-old Charles Cernobori, a local hotel worker, died after being attacked by a shark off Cable Beach while swimming on a board.
Alarming reports are also coming from the south-east of Australia. In May, 59-year-old surfer Mark Sanguinetti was killed when attacked by a 4.5-meter white shark. The tragedy took place at uncurry Beach, near Forster on the NSW mid-north coast. He saw a shark and tried to warn the others before the predator turned to him and bit him on the right thigh. It was not possible to save the athlete.
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