Shark spotted near Twilight beach
A four-metre shark has been spotted heading towards Twilight beach in Esperance, two days after the beach was closed due to shark sightings.
View ArticleEsperance mourns dead abalone diver
The WA coastal town of Esperance is mourning the death of local diver Peter Clarkson. Mr Clarkson was killed by two great white sharks off the South Australian coast where he was working for the...
View ArticleFriends mourn shark attack victim
Bad weather hampered a search for the body of Peter Clarkson, an abalone diver killed by two sharks off the South Australian coast. The attack has fishing communities on Eyre Peninsula reeling and has...
View ArticleShark attack: Abalone industry mourns experienced diver
Port Lincoln Police and the Abalone Industry Association of South Australia have come together for a press conference in Port Lincoln, about the death of abalone diver Peter Clarkson, who was attacked...
View ArticleWA funding boost to reduce shark attacks
The government hopes a new range of measures will educate swimmers and divers about sharks and reduce the number of great white shark attacks
View ArticleDiver attacked by shark near Esperance on Western Australia's south-east coast
A professional abalone diver who survived a shark attack in 2004 has been seriously injured in a second encounter off Western Australia's south-east coast.
View ArticleCatch and kill order for shark in attack near Esperance
The Department of Fisheries is searching for the shark involved in Tuesday's attack off the south east coast but says they 'probably won't know for sure' if they find the right one.
View ArticleShark attack victim undergoes marathon series of operations in hospital
A man attacked by a shark off WA's south-east coast has undergone a marathon series of operations in Perth.
View ArticleShark attack victim Greg Pickering is making a good recovery in hospital
A man attacked by a shark near the south coastal town of Esperance continues to make a good recovery in hospital.
View ArticleCatch-and-kill order for shark which attacked abalone diver cancelled
A catch-and-kill order to destroy the shark responsible for yesterday's attack on an abalone diver off WA's south-east coast has been rescinded.
View ArticleMarcus Tromp, a family friend of shark attack victim Greg Pickering reads a...
Friends say shark victim faces long recovery
View ArticleFamily of shark attack victim talk of their traumatic ordeal and thank...
The family of a man attacked by a shark near the coastal town of Esperance, say he faces a long road to recovery.
View ArticleDiver attacked by shark leaves hospital a week after marathon surgery
Diver Greg Pickering, who was attacked by a shark off WA's south east coast, has been released from hospital.
View ArticleAuthorities warn water users near Esperance whale carcasses could attract sharks
Two whale carcasses have reportedly washed ashore east of Esperance.
View ArticleEsperance shark attack: Surfer has arm, other hand torn off at Wylie Bay
A 23-year-old surfer has lost an arm and his other hand in a shark attack at a beach near Esperance in southern Western Australia. The attack happened at Wylie Bay Beach about 11:30am (AWST) on...
View ArticleEsperance shark attack: Great whites to be examined after surfer Sean Pollard...
The carcasses of two great white sharks caught off the coast of Esperance, in southern Western Australia, will be cut open after a surfer was attacked. Sean Pollard, 23, lost part of an arm and his...
View ArticleEsperance shark attack: Rescuers say 'almighty scream' alerted them to victim...
Rescuers have described how an "almighty scream" alerted them to a shark attack on Thursday near Esperance, off Western Australia's southern coast.
View ArticleWA shark attack: Bite marks indicate 'attack involved single great white'
Bite marks left in the surfboard of a man mauled by a shark near Esperance show he was most likely attacked by a single great white shark, the Department of Fisheries principal shark scientist has...
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