Swimmer dies after shark attack off Perth's Sorrento Beach

A swimmer has died after being bitten by a shark while swimming off Sorrento Beach in Perth, Western Australia.

• Western Australia police said a man bitten by a shark while swimming along the coast died as a result of his injuries on Friday.
• Emergency services, including water police and the police air wing, searched for the missing man after reports of a shark-related incident at the beach.
• Witnesses said they saw the man pulled under the water about 50 metres from shore and described a pool of blood in the water.
• The beach remains closed to the public, and authorities have asked people to avoid the area.