University lecturer Doreen Collyer, 60, was Scuba diving off the coast of Perth, Western Australia, on Sunday morning when she was reportedly attacked.
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WA Police said a 60-year-old woman was found injured in water off Mindarie, north of Perth, on Sunday around 11:50am (Perth time). Three nearby fisherman then managed to position their boat between the man and the shark, but it was too late for the woman who was then attacked.
An Australian surfer who lost a leg in a shark attack on Tuesday died in Royal Perth Hospital on Friday night.
A almost 14-foot-long white shark was captured near the area of that attack on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Western Australia’s Shark Smart site.
In a statement to staff, ECU’s Acting Vice Chancellor Arshad Omari described Ms Collyer as “a much loved and respected colleague, mentor and teacher”. The surfer died from his injuries several days later.
“She was a very experienced diver and she loved diving”.
It was then that he claims to have seen a shark attack the woman.
Local authorities have closed the beach either side of the Mindarie boat ramp and have advised visitors to steer clear of the waters.
Scientists confirmed the shark which attacked Ben was a great white following a study of the bite marks on his recovered surfboard.
One of these fatal attacks happened in Australia.
Is this the killer shark that mauled British grandmother Doreen Collyer off the coast of Australia?
While the cause of her death has not officially been determined, the state’s Department of Fisheries agreed it could be a shark attack and has sent a boat to investigate.
The Western Australian government has declared the shark a public safety risk, meaning it can be killed. This shark was estimated at 18-feet long, which is insane to think about.
Australia’s Department of Fisheries said it was treating the incident as a fatal shark attack, and said it had set three drum lines in the area to fish for the shark.
“I think, more broadly, we’re just not doing the public education that we need to do, there’s lots of things that we could do to educate the public around shark movements”, he said.
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The safest approach was to use patrolled beaches, he said.
