Man rushed to hospital after shark attack north of Geraldton in WA
A man in his 50s is in serious but stable condition after being bitten by a shark while surfing at Glenfield Beach in Western Australia. Local authorities have closed the beach and are currently investigating the incident.
Why it matters
Shark attacks are significant public safety events that trigger beach closures and regional environmental management responses.
The man's surfboard was removed after he was attacked by a shark at Glenfield Beach north of Geraldton. ( ABC Midwest & Wheatbelt: Chris Lewis )
A man is in a serious but stable condition after a shark attack in WA's Midwest.
Authorities say the man, aged in his 50s, was surfing at Glenfield Beach, north of Geraldton, when he was bitten about 9:45am.
The beach has been closed, and local authorities are responding to the incident.
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The man was surfing at Glenfield Beach, north of Geraldton, about 430 kilometres north of Perth, this morning, when he was bitten by a shark about 9:45am.
The man was surfing at Glenfield Beach, about 13km north of Geraldton. ( ABC Midwest & Wheatbelt: Chris Lewis )
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