{"id":463907,"date":"2026-06-06T11:40:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T11:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/463907\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T11:40:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T11:40:11","slug":"male-diver-35-killed-by-shark-off-albany-western-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/463907\/","title":{"rendered":"Male diver, 35, killed by shark off Albany, Western Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cHe was conveyed back to shore by boat where he was met by SJA [St John Ambulance] WA paramedics.<\/p>\n

\u201cSadly, he was unable to be revived. WA Police will prepare a report for the coroner.\u201d<\/p>\n

A St John Ambulance spokesman said the man was believed to have suffered critical injuries in the suspected shark attack.<\/p>\n

A shark, estimated about 4.5m in length, was reported by a member of the public off Michaelmas Island to Shark Smart on Saturday morning.<\/p>\n

Michaelmas Island is located about 13km off Western Australia\u2019s southern coastline in King George Sound.<\/p>\n

The incident comes three weeks after Steven Mattaboni, 38, was killed while spearfishing off Rottnest Island.<\/p>\n

The father of two was believed to have been bitten by a great white shark about 1km offshore on May 16.<\/p>\n

In between the Western Australia tragedies, a 39-year-old man died after a shark attack at Kennedy Shoal<\/a> in Far North Queensland on May 24.<\/p>\n

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