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Police said they responded to reports of a serious shark attack off Cable Beach Sunday morning.
A man died after being attacked by a shark on Broome’s iconic Cable Beach on Sunday morning, according to authorities.
Police said they responded to reports of a serious shark attack off Cable Beach around 8.45 a.m.
A police spokesman said the man was recovered from the water and was treated by local officers before the St John Ambulance paramedics arrived.
“The police can confirm that the man tragically died as a result of his injuries,” he said.
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“More information will be provided when available.”
The man was swimming north of the Cable Beach rocks when the attack occurred.
It is understood that he lost his hand and was bitten on the upper thigh.
The beach has been closed by Broome Rangers.
The beach was not patrolled by surf lifeguards at the time as their season ended last week in the area.
It’s been just six weeks since the last fatal shark attack off the coast of WA, after surfer Andrew Sharpe disappeared off a popular breakwater in Esperance on the state’s southern coast on October 9.
Authorities believe Sharpe was abducted by a shark after widespread reports of a sighting at the Kelp Beds on Wylie Beach in Esperance.
Despite a three-day search, her body was never found. They later recovered his surfboard and parts of his wetsuit.
