Man dies after shark bite off Western Australia coast

SYDNEY: A ‌man attacked by a shark off Western Australia’s coast on Saturday died of ​his injuries, police said, in what is the second fatal shark attack in Australia so far this year.
The 38-year-old victim, yet to be identified, was bitten on Saturday morning at Horseshoe ‌Reef near ‌Rottnest Island, about 31 ​km (19.2 ‌miles) ⁠west ​of state ⁠capital Perth, police said in a statement.
The man was taken to shore but could not be revived, police said, adding that a report would be prepared ⁠for the coroner.
State authorities ‌advised people ‌to take extra caution ​in the water at ‌Rottnest Island, a popular tourist ‌destination.
Aerial footage from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation showed a police boat, police officers, and a rescue helicopter with a ‌stretcher at the scene.
The attack follows the death in ⁠January ⁠of a boy bitten by a shark in Sydney Harbor, after a series of shark attacks along the country’s east coast.
Most shark attacks occur along the east and southeast seaboard of Australia, which averages around 20 such incidents a year, according to ​Australia’s Institute ​of Health and Welfare.