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Man dies in shark attack off Australia's west coast

Man dies in shark attack off Australia's west coast

Shark attack

A man has died after being bitten by a shark at a beach popular with tourists on Australia's northwest coast.

The man's death marks the eighth fatal shark attack in Australian waters this year.

On Sunday, police were called to a Cable Beach in the morning after reports of the attack -- when the man was pulled from the water and given medical treatment but later succumbed to his injuries.

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"Police can confirm that tragically the man has died," Western Australia police said in a statement.

Shark attacks are rare on Cable Beach, a 22-kilometre (13-mile) stretch of pristine white sand next to the town of Broome.

But authorities are generally forced to close the beach once or twice a year when deadly saltwater crocodiles are spotted nearby.

There have been at least 22 shark maulings this year, according to the Taronga Conservation Society Australia government agency.

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