A teenager has been killed in a suspected shark attack in Perth, the capital of Western Australia (WA).
Police were called after reports of a potential shark attack near the Fremantle traffic bridge in North Fremantle about 3.20pm on Saturday.
WA Police Acting Inspector Paul Robinson said a 16-year-old girl was pulled from the Swan River with critical injuries.
Emergency personnel provided medical assistance to the victim who died at the scene from her injuries.
Acting Insp Robinson said witness accounts indicated the girl’s death “appears to be a shark-related incident”.
“We’re being advised she was with friends on the river,” he told reporters on Saturday….