Bull shark likely behind fatal bite on 16-year-old Stella Berry in Perth’s Swan River

Experts urge swimmers to be cautious as more sharks are in the local estuaries at this time of year

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Marine experts have warned more sharks will be swimming in estuaries at this time of year after a 16-year-old girl was killed in an attack in Perth’s Swan River.

The girl, identified as Stella Berry, was pulled from the water on Saturday afternoon with critical injuries, understood to have been to her legs, but despite the efforts of paramedics she died at the scene.

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