Posted on 02/04/2023 1:34:30 PM PST by BenLurkin
It is believed the girl, from Perth, was riding jet skis with friends on the river when the incident happened.
Insp Paul Robinson, from Western Australia Police, said it was possible the girl had jumped in the water to swim with dolphins seen nearby.
Fisheries experts say it is unusual to find sharks in that part of the river, Mr Robinson said.
This is believed to be the first fatal shark attack in the Swan River since a 13-year-old boy was killed in January 1923.
Australia typically records about 20 shark attacks each year, with most in New South Wales and Western Australia.
There were two fatal shark attacks in 2021, and seven in 2020.
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ya....that was so 4 days ago......???
100 years ago.
Interesting
3...2...1 Climate change.
Oz has a lot of bulls sharks in their rivers. They’re the only shark that can adapt to fresh water.
ROTF!!
Bullshark .
She was trying to play with porpoises but did not realize the pod
was actually fighting off a bull shark .
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River shark
Temporal range: Miocene – Recent
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Speartooth shark melbourne.jpg
Speartooth shark (Glyphis glyphis) at the Melbourne Aquarium
Scientific classificatione
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Superorder: Selachimorpha
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Family: Carcharhinidae
Genus: Glyphis
Agassiz, 1843
Type species
Carcharias (Prionodon) glyphis
Müller & Henle, 1839
Glyphis is a genus in the family Carcharhinidae, commonly known as the river sharks. They live in rivers or coastal regions in and around south-east Asia and parts of Australia.
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That’s what is believed to have killed people in Toms River NJ back in 1916.
The St Johns River in JAX also has been known to have bull sharks...
LOL, Dannii Minogue.
Where’s the love for Kylie?
Where’s AC/DC?
Never mind that; where’s Rose Tattoo?
Last group I saw in concert.
I was a Little River Band fan, myself.
Hudu Gurus, or The Church?
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