Police investigating circumstances surrounding fatality at Cheynes Beach, WA.
A man has been killed at Cheynes Beach near Albany, 470km east of Perth. He is believed to be the victim of a shark attack.
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Albany Police are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding the man's death.
A member of the public informed police at 12:20pm (AWST time) Monday that they had found a deceased male in the water.
According to WA Police: "The man appears to have an injury to his body. Based on an initial assessment it appears the injury is consistent with a shark bite, however further assessment will need to be made to confirm this."
"A worker at the local caravan park said sharks were not commonly seen in the area, except for a few bronze whalers," reported the newspaper.
If confirmed, the death will be the fourth fatal shark attack in Australia in 2014.
December 15, 2014: Daniel Smith, 18, killed while spear fishing at Rudder Reef, off the coast of Port Douglas, Far North Queensland.
September 9, 2014: Paul Wilcox, 50, attacked while swimming off Clarkes Beach at Byron Bay, New South Wales. Witnesses reported a 3m shark in the area immediately after the attack.
April 3, 2014: Christine Armstrong, 63 taken by a suspected bronze whaler shark during her daily swim at Tathra Beach, New South Wales.
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