The tragedy happened in a river in Western Australia. A 16-year-old girl was killed by a shark on Saturday, authorities said. The girl was seriously injured by this shark of an unknown species in the Swan River, in Fremantle on the outskirts of Perth, according to a statement from the state government.
She was pulled from the water and pronounced dead at the scene after attempts to revive her failed, said Paul Robinson of Fremantle Police. “It’s still very early, what we know is that she was at the river with friends,” he said at a press conference.
A “very, very traumatic incident”
“They were on jet skis. A pod of dolphins were seen nearby and the girl jumped into the water to swim with the dolphins,” he continued.
The girl’s family, from Perth, are “totally devastated by the news” of the “very, very traumatic incident”, he added. According to experts, it is not common to find sharks in this part of the river, said Paul Robinson.