Third Shark Death in Three Weeks - Australia

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!