A shark warning has been issued for Blackwall Reach in the Swan River after a paddler was reportedly knocked off their board on Saturday morning.
A shark warning has been issued for Blackwall Reach in the Swan River after a paddler was reportedly knocked off their board on Saturday morning.
Bull shark knocks paddler off surf ski on Swan River
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By Sarah Brookes
February 22, 2025 — 1.09pm
A shark warning has been issued for Blackwall Reach in the Swan River after a paddler was reportedly knocked off their board on Saturday morning.
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development said the paddler was not hurt in the incident which occurred just after 8am near Blackwall Reach in the City of Melville.
Officers from DPIRD are monitoring the situation.
A shark barrier was installed at Bicton Baths in the Swan River after teenager Stella Berry died two years ago in the river’s first fatal attack in 100 years.
She had jumped into the river to swim with dolphins. The fatality sparked a Fisheries review into the risk bull sharks presented to river users after DNA testing confirmed the species was responsible for the attack.
In 2021, a suspected bull shark attacked swimmer Cameron Wrathall at Blackwall Reach. He required emergency surgery for a deep bite to his thigh.
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