Australian News / 06 February 2023
Young shark attack victim named
Western Australian officials have named Saturday’s victim as 16yo Stella Berry. Reports say she had been jetskiing with mates on the Swan River before jumping in to swim near dolphins and was pulled from the water around 3.30pm with significant leg injuries. Authorities are still investigating, but WA Fisheries Minister Don Punch said a bull shark may have been responsible for the attack, as they “do enter estuaries and freshwater river systems”. Premier Mark McGowan gave his condolences to Stella’s loved ones and said shark attacks were “very rare events, but when they happen, it’s just awful”. Stella’s death is the 20th fatal shark attack in Western Oz’s waters since 2000 and the first in the Swan River in 100 years. Her parents, Sophie and Matt, said she was “the best daughter we could have hoped for.”
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