# ‘Devoted’ father and grandfather-to-be killed in suspected shark attack at Australian beach

https://mins.news/en/item/65889

- Fox News, 2026-09-20 01:32 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.foxnews.com/world/devoted-father-grandfather-to-be-swimming-popular-beach-killed-suspected-shark-attack

> Greg O’Neill, 63, is believed to have died after a suspected shark attack while swimming at Sorrento Beach near Perth, Western Australia. The incident led Fisheries Minister Jackie Jarvis to authorize the rare catch-and-kill of the protected great white shark. Police said they were confident the swimmer died because of the attack.

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