A bather has disappeared off the australian coast this Saturday after the attack of, possibly, two sharksaccording to the authorities, who have praised the “heroic” attempts by witnesses to pull other people out of the water.
Rescue boats and helicopters have searched the surroundings of Port Beach in Fremantle, which is part of the Perth metropolitan area, in search of the missing, a grown man. All the beaches in the area have been closed.
Police have thanked those who rushed to remove other bathers from the sea. “I can say that the actions of the witnesses were heroic and very brave: for getting everyone else out of the water and telling everyone what was happening, “said Inspector Emma Barnes at a press conference.
Australia was the second country in the world in 2019 with the highest number of unprovoked shark attacks on humans, behind only the United States, according to the University of Florida registry.
In addition, according to data from the Taronga Conservation Society, so far this year there have been 17 shark attacks without provocation in the southern country, as well as two deaths for this reason.
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