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18 September 2026

'I was just shocked': Witnesses describe fatal shark attack off Australian beach

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'I was just shocked': Witnesses describe fatal shark attack off Australian beach

A man was killed by a shark as he swam off a Western Australian city beach while beachgoers watched in horror.

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