Beaches on Australia's west coast remain shut after shark attack

The victim, a male swimmer, died on Friday after being mauled at Sorrento Beach, around 20 km (12 miles) from Perth's ⁠central business district, prompting the closure of beaches along 30 km (20 miles) of coastline.

The local council said in a Facebook post that beaches would remain closed until at least noon (0400 GMT) on Saturday.

Friday's incident is the latest in a series of shark attacks in Australia and comes after a ‌surfer ⁠was bitten in an attack in the same state on Monday.

In that attack, a surfer was bitten at a beach in the town of Geraldton, around 400 ⁠km (250 miles) north of Perth. The surfer lost his foot in the attack and suffered serious leg injuries, local ⁠media said.

In June, a 35-year-old man was killed while spearfishing off the state's south coast, ⁠while a 38-year-old man was mauled to death off an island near Perth in May.