Off the northern coast of Perth, where the Indian Ocean meets one of the city's most beloved beaches, a 63-year-old man lost his life to a shark attack on a Friday morning — an hour and a place that defied the rhythms most swimmers had come to trust. His companion survived, his body remained unrecovered, and the sea that so many had known as a place of daily ritual was suddenly closed to all. In the span of a single week, two attacks along Western Australia's coastline have reminded a coastal community that the boundary between the human world and the wild one is never as fixed as we imagine.
Swimmer dies in shark attack off Perth beach; body still missing
A 63-year-old man died from shark bite injuries; his body had not been recovered as of Saturday morning. His swimming companion witnessed the attack.
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