A couple of weeks ago I posted an article describing the death of a second spearfishing diver in Australia in only two weeks. That time in Queensland.
Yesterday, Saturday 6th May, 2026, a THIRD person was killed by a shark near Albany, Western Australia. Again, this man was spearfishing.
Three people killed by sharks in barely three weeks is unprecedented to my knowledge here in Australia.
Albany fishermen had noted a substantial increase in the frequency of sightings of large sharks in the waters where the latest fatality occurred.
There is something different taking place with shark behaviour in our coastal waters. I would not be going spear fishing!
The sun was shining. A gorgeous day for boating and fishing at or near the holiday island of Rottnest, twenty kilometres off the coast of Perth, Western Australia.
During the morning several spear fisher people were diving in deep water one kilometre off the island's northern coastline.
Suddenly, one of the swimmers was attacked by a huge great white shark. He couldn't be saved. A shocking experience for all concerned.
Last weekend, one week later, a spear fisherman diving from a boat off the coast of northern Queensland was attacked by another shark. He could not be saved.
Australian swimmers have suffered numerous shark attacks in recent years. Both in our Swan River, as well as the Indian Ocean, and other states. Rarely though do two people lose their lives to shark attacks in such a short time frame.
A time for caution in both our oceans and rivers.
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