Man dies after being bitten by shark off Western Australian coast

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• Government department says man was in the water around Michaelmas Island, near Albany, when he was bitten by a suspected 4.5-metre shark Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A male diver aged in his 30s has died after being bitten by a shark in Western Australia.
• The state’s police force confirmed on Saturday afternoon that the 35-year-old man had died, after being treated by paramedics at the scene for more than two hours.