Spearfisherman killed by suspected 15-foot shark after third fatal attack in less than a month

A fisherman was killed precocious Saturday greeting aft an onslaught by a suspected astir 15-foot shark disconnected the seashore of Western Australia.

The unidentified 35-year-old was spearfishing adjacent Michaelmas Island, a protected soil cay connected the Great Barrier Reef not acold from the metropolis of Albany.

The land is astir 240 miles southbound of Perth, the state’s capital.

His was the 3rd fatal shark onslaught successful the state successful little than a month.

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A fisherman was killed precocious Saturday greeting aft a suspected shark attack. (Mark Baker/AP)

The antheral was brought by vessel to shore, but paramedics weren’t capable to revive him.

On May 24, 39-year-old Michael Jensz was killed aft suffering caput injuries portion spearfishing on the Great Barrier Reef disconnected the country’s northeast coast. 

A bull shark is suspected successful his death.

On May 16, 38-year-old Steve Mattabonni was killed by a achromatic shark astatine Rottnest Island, a fashionable edifice successful Western Australia. He was besides spearfishing.

In January, a 12-year-old besides died a week after helium was attacked by a shark successful Sydney Harbor.

A bull shark is suspected successful a man's decease successful Western Australia.

Australia usually averages astir 3 shark deaths per year.

"We bash spot an summation successful larger sharks this clip of the year, peculiarly chasing the sardine and the salmon on the coast, which is rather normal," commercialized fisherman Gregory Sharp told the Australian Broadcasting Company Saturday.

He added that sharks besides thin to onslaught successful areas "where there's a batch of seals, and the land country successful King George Sound is renowned for seals."

A fisherman was attacked by a suspected astir 15-foot shark disconnected the seashore of Western Australia. (iStock)

Michaelmas Island is located successful King George Sound.

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Western Australia Premier Roger Cook said successful a Facebook station Saturday that helium was profoundly saddened to perceive of this morning's fatal shark onslaught successful Albany. 

This is simply a calamity and my thoughts are with the victim's household and friends, arsenic good arsenic the archetypal responders."