{"id":430601,"date":"2026-05-16T13:16:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T13:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/430601\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T13:16:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T13:16:13","slug":"man-dead-after-rottnest-island-shark-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/430601\/","title":{"rendered":"Man dead after Rottnest Island shark attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4JOJ146_SHARKPERTH_ABC_Single_Use_1_jpeg.jpeg\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" alt=\"The man was attacked at Geordie Bay on the north of the island.\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"photo-captioned__information\">\nPolice and ambulance crews rushed to the scene.<br \/>\nPhoto: ABC News\n<\/p>\n<p>A 38-year-old man has been killed in a shark attack at Rottnest Island, off Perth.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities have confirmed the man was bitten by a shark just before 10am (local time) at Horseshoe Reef, north of Marjorie Bay on the western part of the island.<\/p>\n<p>The man was transported by boat to the Geordie Bay jetty, where paramedics performed CPR, but he could not be revived.<\/p>\n<p>Aerial vision showed a Water Police boat tethered to a smaller boat, which was equipped with spearfishing gear.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4JOJ146_SHARKPERTH_ABC_Single_Use_5_jpeg.jpeg\" width=\"1050\" height=\"698\" alt=\"Vision shows a man returning a speargun to a small boat that was tethered to a Water Police vessel.\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"photo-captioned__information\">\nVision shows a man returning a speargun to a small boat that was tethered to a Water Police vessel.<br \/>\nPhoto: ABC News\n<\/p>\n<p>A rescue helicopter was sent to Rottnest Island in the aftermath of the attack but was later stood down.<\/p>\n<p>Western Australia police will prepare a report for the coroner.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4JOJ146_SHARKPERTH_ABC_Single_Use_4_jpeg.jpeg\" width=\"1050\" height=\"699\" alt=\"A rescue helicopter was on stand-by in the aftermath of the attack.\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"photo-captioned__information\">\nA rescue helicopter was on stand-by in the aftermath of the attack.<br \/>\nPhoto: ABC News\n<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) said it received a report the man was bitten by a 4 metre shark.<\/p>\n<p>The DPIRD urged people in the area to take additional caution around the Horseshoe Reef, and Marjorie Bay areas, and a department patrol vessel would be out on the water monitoring the area.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4JOJ146_SHARKPERTH_ABC_Single_Use_3_jpeg.jpeg\" width=\"1050\" height=\"698\" alt=\"Police and ambulance crews rushed to the scene.\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"photo-captioned__information\">\nPolice and ambulance crews rushed to the scene.<br \/>\nPhoto: ABC News\n<\/p>\n<p>Rottnest Island is a popular tourist destination off Perth&#8217;s coast.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4JOJ146_SHARKPERTH_ABC_Single_Use_2_jpeg.jpeg\" width=\"1050\" height=\"697\" alt=\"Bystanders gathered near Geordie Bay after a man in his thirties was attacked by a shark.\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"photo-captioned__information\">\nBystanders gathered near Geordie Bay after a man in his thirties was attacked by a shark.<br \/>\nPhoto: ABC News\n<\/p>\n<p>-ABC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Police and ambulance crews rushed to the scene. 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