Another woman dies in fatal Australian shark attack, the second in a week

A female diver died in an apparent shark attack off Australia's west coast on Sunday, making it the second fatal shark attack recorded in the area in less than a week. 43-year-old dive partner at a popular spot called Mindarie, about 35 kilometers (21 miles) north of Perth, when she was attacked, according to police.

Police said the man tried to pull her from the water following the attack, but she died before they made it to shore. 

Western Australia Police Inspector Danny Mulligan said the woman's dive partner had "felt something go past him" in the water just before the attack.

 

"He didn't see the shark at that stage, but he felt it better to surface, when he surfaced he saw a commotion in the water and then another boat arrived to pull him out of the water, and then it was noticed that the lady had suffered some severe and fatal injuries."

 

Mulligan said the three fisherman who were in the boat reported seeing a large shark while they were helping the pair.

 

"The other boat that was in the water was five and a half meters (18 feet) long, and they say that the shark was longer than their boat," he told 7.