- Western Australia's fisheries minister has issued a rare catch-and-kill order for a great white shark that killed a swimmer at Sorrento Beach in Perth.
- The 63-year-old victim was pulled under close to the shore on Friday morning, and emergency services are continuing the search for his body.
- Authorities deployed capture gear to locate the untagged shark, marking the first time a catch-and-kill order has been authorised in Western Australia in ten years.
- Beaches along a 17-kilometre stretch of Perth's northern coastline will remain closed until at least Sunday while land-based patrols continue.
- The tragedy marks the third fatal shark attack recorded in Western Australia in 2026.
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