Albany Shark Attack WA: A six-foot monster shark takes a chunk out of a woman’s surfski
Monstrous six-foot shark takes a chunk out of a woman’s surfski before knocking her into the water in a terrifying beach incident
- The woman was 100 meters offshore when she was attacked
- A large five to six meter shark bit into the woman’s surfski
- Despite falling into the water, she was unharmed
A woman narrowly escaped after a six-foot monster shark took a bite out of her surfski and slammed her into the water.
The woman was targeted by the predator on Cheynes Beach in Albany, Western Australia, just before 8am on Thursday.
Despite the terrifying attack just 100 meters from shore, the woman miraculously escaped without injury.
Officials are now testing DNA from the woman’s ski to try and determine what type of shark carried out the attack.
The woman was attacked by the shark just before 8am on Thursday at Cheynes Beach (stock)
A shark alert has been set in the area and the beach will be closed for at least 24 hours
A shark alert has been set in the area and the beach will be closed for at least 24 hours.
Officers confirmed that a five- to six-meter shark was involved in the attack.
“This has been confirmed by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development,” Fisheries said in a statement.
“The incident took place about 100 meters offshore, in the waters near Cheynes Beach Caravan Park.
“To mitigate the threat to people, Cheynes Beach will be closed by City of Albany Rangers and will remain closed for 24 hours, after which the City of Albany will reassess the situation.”
Stella Berry, 16, was run over by a shark near Perth on Saturday. She jumped into a river to swim with a pod of dolphins
A bystander described the scene of chaos that followed, with emergency services scrambling to resuscitate the battered teen (scene pictured)
The attack comes just weeks after that 16-year-old Stella Berry was mauled by a shark in North Fremantle’s Swan River.
Stella was on the banks of the Swan River with friends when she saw a pod of dolphins around 3:30 p.m. and jumped into the water.
Moments later, bystanders heard a scream as a shark clung to her leg.
Stella was pulled from the river with critical injuries and died at the scene, despite the frantic efforts of witnesses and paramedics.