Shark kills diver off Western Australia

A spearfisher has died after a shark attack off the coast of Western Australia, marking the country's fourth fatal encounter this year. The man, in his thirties, was attacked by a 4.5-meter shark near Michaelmas Island, southeast of Perth, on Saturday morning.

Ambulance services confirmed the man was spearfishing when the attack occurred around 11:25 a.m. local time. He was brought back to shore, but paramedics were unable to revive him. Police stated the man was deceased upon their arrival.

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Sadly, he was unable to be revived.

The state's Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development has advised people in the area to exercise extreme caution and stay informed about shark sightings. This incident follows another fatal shark attack in northern Queensland just two weeks prior. Western Australia had already recorded one fatality last month when a man was killed by a great white shark off Rottnest Island, near Perth.

Australian scientists theorize that factors such as increasingly crowded waters and rising ocean temperatures are altering sharks' migratory patterns, potentially leading to a greater frequency of attacks on humans.

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