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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Achol Arok and Kat Wong

Shark catch-and-kill order issued after swimmer dies off popular Perth beach

Emergency services, including water and air personnel conducted an extensive search of the area off Sorrento Beach in Perth on Friday
Emergency services, including water and air personnel conducted an extensive search of the area off Sorrento Beach in Perth on Friday. Photograph: Andrew O’Connor/Australian Broadcasting Corp/AP

A shark that fatally attacked a man on a beach in Perth’s north will be “destroyed” if it is captured, after an order was issued by the Western Australian government.

As the hunt for the animal remained under way on Saturday, the WA fisheries minister, Jackie Jarvis, revealed she had greenlit the order.

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