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Perth shark attack: Teenage girl dies in Swan River
bbc ^ | Maria Zaccaro

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Outdoors
KEYWORDS: attacks; australia; dontpetthebison; dontpetthebullshark; shark
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1 posted on 02/04/2023 1:34:30 PM PST by BenLurkin
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"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."

ya....that was so 4 days ago......???

2 posted on 02/04/2023 1:38:54 PM PST by G Larry ( "woke" means 'stupid enough to fall for the promotion of every human weakness into a virtue')
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To: G Larry

100 years ago.


3 posted on 02/04/2023 1:41:35 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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To: G Larry

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1923


4 posted on 02/04/2023 1:42:08 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/2-bull-sharks-swam-up-mississippi-river-to-st-louis-study-finds


5 posted on 02/04/2023 1:42:59 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is ████ █ ██████ ███████ ███ ██████ ██ ████████. FJB.)
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To: BenLurkin

Interesting


6 posted on 02/04/2023 1:45:33 PM PST by Mark (DONATE ONCE every 3 months-is that a big deal?)
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To: BenLurkin

3...2...1 Climate change.


7 posted on 02/04/2023 1:50:21 PM PST by dljordan
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To: BenLurkin

Oz has a lot of bulls sharks in their rivers. They’re the only shark that can adapt to fresh water.


8 posted on 02/04/2023 1:50:41 PM PST by Wilderness Conservative (Nature is the ultimate conservative)
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To: BenLurkin

ROTF!!


9 posted on 02/04/2023 1:50:48 PM PST by griffin (When you have to shoot, SHOOT; don't talk. -Tuco)
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10 posted on 02/04/2023 1:52:21 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: BenLurkin

Bullshark .
She was trying to play with porpoises but did not realize the pod
was actually fighting off a bull shark .


11 posted on 02/04/2023 1:57:22 PM PST by ncalburt ( Gop DC Globalists are the evil)
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To: Wilderness Conservative

River shark

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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12 posted on 02/04/2023 2:00:38 PM PST by TexasGator (!!!)
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RIP

13 posted on 02/04/2023 2:04:05 PM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: Wilderness Conservative

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...


14 posted on 02/04/2023 2:06:41 PM PST by EEGator
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LOL, Dannii Minogue.
Where’s the love for Kylie?


15 posted on 02/04/2023 2:08:20 PM PST by EEGator
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To: EEGator

Where’s AC/DC?


16 posted on 02/04/2023 2:12:30 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dfwgator

Never mind that; where’s Rose Tattoo?


17 posted on 02/04/2023 2:15:10 PM PST by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: dfwgator

Last group I saw in concert.


18 posted on 02/04/2023 2:16:13 PM PST by EEGator
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To: EEGator

I was a Little River Band fan, myself.


19 posted on 02/04/2023 2:18:09 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Olog-hai

Hudu Gurus, or The Church?


20 posted on 02/04/2023 2:20:09 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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