2026-05-16 cb1ddecedfecccabf5a9c43f29b4f64064194ccb /feed/2026/05/16/a-38-year-old-man-is-killed-in-a-shark-attack-at-a-reef-near-rottnest-island-in-western-australia-the-shark-is-reported A 38-year-old man is killed in a shark attack at a reef near Rottnest Island in Western Australia. 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Four others have been injured in a series of attacks linked to unusually high rainfall. 1769756865 2026-01-24 ad185eacb026be3b05f5e175a25e5a6a9b132977 7 Shark attacks in Australia 1 /feed/2026/01/24/a-12-year-old-boy-dies-from-wounds-caused-by-a-bull-shark-attack-off-the-coast-of-sydney-new-south-wales-australia-fo A 12-year-old boy dies from wounds caused by a bull shark attack off the coast of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Four others have been injured in a series of attacks linked to unusually high rainfall. 2026-01-8 151de30374a13d019f3ecc549d771efa82c993be 18 shark attack 1 /feed/2026/01/8/a-woman-is-killed-in-a-shark-attack-off-the-coast-of-saint-croix-in-the-united-states-virgin-islands-the-species-of-the A woman is killed in a shark attack off the coast of Saint Croix in the United States Virgin Islands. The species of the shark involved is currently unknown. 2025-11-26 b2a4b139f011983a056274eb33386f5015aa1e39 15 shark attack 1 /feed/2025/11/26/a-swiss-tourist-is-killed-and-another-person-is-critically-injured-in-a-bull-shark-attack-off-the-coast-of-crowdy-bay-na A Swiss tourist is killed and another person is critically injured in a bull shark attack off the coast of Crowdy Bay National Park, New South Wales, Australia. 2025-09-5 20d7c898ffd0896fe34f535b2ee5e4a409347e40 16 shark attack 1 /feed/2025/09/5/a-man-is-killed-in-a-shark-attack-off-long-reef-beach-in-new-south-wales-australia-the-species-of-shark-is-currently-u A man is killed in a shark attack off Long Reef beach in New South Wales, Australia. The species of shark is currently unknown but it is believed to be a large shark due to the injuries recorded. 2025-05-8 58ad7df4cc4caa5b075d11987f37aa4b931f3d37 /feed/2025/05/8/jack-steven-james-brearley-and-brodie-lee-palmer-are-found-guilty-for-the-murder-of-aboriginal-australian-schoolboy-cas Jack Steven James Brearley, and Brodie Lee Palmer are found guilty for the murder of Aboriginal Australian schoolboy Cassius Turvey in Middle Swan, Western Australia, in 2022. 1746812466 2025-05-8 3f80e5286da7a184d596732dc7a129a71e5e2168 /feed/2025/05/8/jack-steven-james-brearley-and-brodie-lee-palmer-are-found-guilty-for-the-murder-of-aboriginal-australian-schoolboy-ca Jack Steven, James Brearley, and Brodie Lee Palmer are found guilty for the murder of Aboriginal Australian schoolboy Cassius Turvey in Middle Swan, Western Australia, in 2022. 1746798066 2025-05-8 858de0c1c8c454107317276b64b52b9eb2a99e26 /feed/2025/05/8/jack-steven-james-brearley-and-brodie-lee-palmer-are-found-guilty-for-the-murder-of-aboriginal-australian-schoolboy-cass Jack Steven James Brearley and Brodie Lee Palmer are found guilty for the murder of Aboriginal Australian schoolboy Cassius Turvey in Middle Swan, Western Australia, in 2022. 1746790845 2025-05-8 1a0a53d12f1c73e615d94754fb0bd99b55d6d112 6 Western Australia 1 /feed/2025/05/8/jack-brearley-and-brodie-lee-palmer-are-found-guilty-of-the-murder-of-aboriginal-australian-schoolboy-cassius-turvey-in Jack Brearley and Brodie Lee Palmer are found guilty of the murder of Aboriginal Australian schoolboy Cassius Turvey in Middle Swan, Western Australia, in 2022, while Mitchell Forth is convicted of manslaughter. 2025-02-27 87e3bf7509600ef4e3ffdd4b4d3b34f2e98ae10b 17 shark attack 1 /feed/2025/02/27/two-russian-tourists-are-killed-in-a-shark-attack-while-scuba-diving-in-the-verde-island-passage-off-batangas-philippin Two Russian tourists are killed in a shark attack while scuba diving in the Verde Island Passage off Batangas, Philippines. 2025-02-3 fb4181575fba79f0ea534536a3cbcac45c6c43a2 28 Shark attacks in Australia 1 /feed/2025/02/3/a-teenage-girl-is-killed-in-a-shark-attack-off-the-coast-of-queensland-australia A teenage girl is killed in a shark attack off the coast of Queensland, Australia. 2025-01-7 c70d12e186e1a5f23a4b12a8b7c2b8c2c42d535d 8 Rottnest Island Western Australia 2 /feed/2025/01/7/a-light-aircraft-crashes-near-rottnest-island-western-australia-killing-the-pilot-and-two-tourists-from-denmark-and-sw A light aircraft crashes near Rottnest Island, Western Australia, killing the pilot and two tourists from Denmark and Switzerland while injuring three other passengers. /feed/2026/05/16/a-38-year-old-man-is-killed-in-a-shark-attack-at-a-reef-near-rottnest-island-western-australia-the-shark-is-reported-t BBC News 16 3527e9e295ea7ee4cdbee7eff103b0b2e6f2dc7f 5 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1m2xy3dr20o 2026 A 38-year-old man is killed in a shark attack at a reef near Rottnest Island, Western Australia. The shark is reported to have been a 13 ft great white shark, according to the DPIRD.