{"id":801869,"date":"2026-05-17T02:05:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T02:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/801869\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T02:05:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T02:05:18","slug":"great-white-shark-fatally-attacks-man-38-at-popular-vacation-destination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/801869\/","title":{"rendered":"Great white shark fatally attacks man, 38, at popular vacation destination"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">A 38-year-old man died on Saturday after he was attacked by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/large-shark-kills-man-australian-beach-witness-describing-hearing-screams-dont-bite-me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">13-foot shark<\/a> in Australia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The attack happened at Horseshoe Reef near Rottnest Island on Australia\u2019s western coast just before 10 a.m., police said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The island is located about 19 miles west of Perth.<\/p>\n<p>The man was brought back to shore but never regained consciousness.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A 38-year-old man was in the water at Horseshoe Reef when he was believed to have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/shark-attack-deaths-surge-above-decade-average-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">bitten by a shark<\/a>,&#8221; a spokesperson for St. John WA Ambulance told <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/man-fatally-attacked-great-white-shark-tourist-hotspot-11976813\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">People<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/australian-boy-fighting-life-after-shark-attack-rescued-friends-sydney-harbor-waters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>SURFER SAYS SHARK ATTACK FELT &#8216;LIKE BEING HIT BY A CAR&#8217; AS BOARD BITTEN IN HALF<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shark-attack-split.jpg\" alt=\"Fatal shark attack Australia\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Authorities say a great white shark attacked a man off Rottnest Island, a popular tourist spot on Australia\u2019s western coast. (Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The man was conveyed by vessel to shore, where he was met by St. John WA paramedics. Sadly, the man was unable to be revived.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Fox News Digital has reached out to St. John WA Ambulance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/heart-pounding-video-shows-fisherman-leaping-ocean-save-great-white-shark\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>HEART-POUNDING VIDEO SHOWS FISHERMAN LEAPING INTO OCEAN TO SAVE GREAT WHITE SHARK<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The death is the second fatal attack in Australia so far this year.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sydney-beaches-shark-attacks-fox-news-001.jpeg\" alt=\"Beaches in Sydney's north closed with shark warning signs visible\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>The death is the second fatal attack in Australia so far this year. (Steve Christo\/Corbis)<\/p>\n<p>Perth&#8217;s Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development\u00a0told the AFP news agency that it was urging the public to take &#8220;additional caution&#8221; in the area, according to BBC News.<\/p>\n<p>The agency added that it was reported to be a great white shark.<\/p>\n<p>Footage of the incident provided by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation showed police at the scene with a boat and rescue officers.<\/p>\n<p>In January, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/boy-12-dies-following-shark-attack-popular-cliff-jumping-spot-heartbroken\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">12-year-old died a week <\/a>after he was attacked by a shark in Sydney Harbor.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/great-white-shark-neptune-islands-fox-news-001.jpeg\" alt=\"Great white shark swimming near sea floor at Neptune Islands South Australia\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>A great white shark swims near the sea floor at Neptune Islands, South Australia. (Auscape\/Universal Images Group)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/fourth-shark-attack-three-days-rocks-australia-authorities-close-beaches-deploy-drumlines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Three others were attacked<\/a> within the same two days along the New South Wales coast in non-fatal incidents.<\/p>\n<p>Reuters contributed to this report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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