‘Shark culling doesn’t work’: WA government accuses Nationals of politicising Albany tragedy
Authorities are working to determine the species of shark that killed a spearfisher off Albany at the weekend.
Daniel Turpin, 35, was attacked about 11.20am on Saturday morning while 10 metres off the coast of Michaelmas Island, in King George Sound.
The death is the second in Western Australia in the past three weeks, with the Nationals calling for the state’s shark mitigation strategy to be reviewed.
“The simple request is just do a complete analysis and review on the current shark mitigation strategy,” opposition fisheries spokeswoman Kirrilee Warr said.
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- Professor Richard Scolyer, the former Australian of the Year who undertook an experimental treatment for his highly aggressive brain cancer, has died at the age of 59.
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Making headlines today, a man who died after he was bitten by a suspected 4.5-metre shark off the coast of Albany on Saturday has been identified as Daniel Turpin, a husband with a “deep respect for the ocean”.
Turpin’s family shared a statement about the 35-year-old’s death and described him as an “adored husband, son, brother and uncle”.
“Our family is devastated by this tragic loss and we are still coming to terms with what has happened. Daniel brought enormous joy to the lives of those who knew and loved him, and he will be deeply missed,” the family wrote.
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