Australia hunts for killer shark

SHARK hunters have set baited hooks off the south west Australian coast hoping to catch a great white that killed an American diver.

Australia hunts for killer shark

Department of Fisheries manager Tony Cappelluti said officers set six lines with hooks off the tourist haven of Rottnest Island where witnesses saw a 10-foot great white shark take the 32-year-old man.

Scientists have warned against an overreaction to the third fatal attack off the south west coast in less than two months. Australia averages fewer than two fatal attacks a year.

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