Sydney: A man has been hospitalised after he was attacked by a shark off the coast of Western Australia (WA) on Monday morning.
The WA Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development reported that the shark incident occurred at Glenfield Beach, 380 km north of Perth, around 9:45 a.m. local time on Monday.
Two ambulance crews were dispatched to the scene and a man in his 50s was rushed to hospital as a priority emergency, reports Xinhua news agency.
Local media reported that the incident occurred about 40 meters offshore and the victim suffered serious leg injuries.
The species or size of the shark involved has not been identified.
Members of the public have been advised to take additional caution in the area.
Similar incidents have occurred in Australia in the past as well.
Last year, a teenager was hospitalised with life-threatening injuries after being bitten by a shark in Australia’s far north and remained in a critical condition.
Emergency services were called to Thursday Island off the north coast of the Australian state of Queensland following reports that a male aged in his mid-teens had been attacked by a shark while swimming.
The teenager was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening abdominal injuries before being airlifted over 1,000 kilometres to a hospital in the Queensland city of Townsville.
A spokesperson for Queensland Health said that the boy remained in a critical condition.
The species of shark involved in the attack was not identified.
Separately, on September 6, 2025, a surfer died after being attacked by a shark at a beach in northern Sydney.
A police statement said that emergency services were called to reports that a man had been critically injured at Long Reef Beach, 16 km northeast of central Sydney.
(IANS)
