Australian teen killed in shark attack

Sydney - Australian officials were hunting for a shark
on Tuesday that killed a teenager off Australia's
southwest coast in the nation's second deadly attack
in as many weeks.
Jay Muscat, 17, was spear fishing with a friend on
Monday off Cheynes Beach, on the south coast of
Western Australia state, when he was attacked.
The shark is believed to be a great white between 4
and 5 metres long, said Carlo Vittiglia, spokesman
for the state fisheries department.
There is a chance the animal was injured, Vittiglia
said, as there were reports that Muscat's friend
managed to fire a spear at the shark during the
attack.
Officials closed the beach and deployed equipment
in an effort to catch the animal. If they catch the
shark, it will be destroyed.
The attack comes two weeks after an 18-year-old
man was killed by a shark while spear fishing on the
Great Barrier Reef off Australia's east coast.
Sharks are common off Australia's beaches, but fatal
attacks are rare; the country has averaged fewer
than two deadly attacks per year in recent decades.

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