A hunt was under way yesterday for a monster 6m shark blamed for a fatal attack on a diver in western Australia, despite allegations it amounted to a "revenge killing"
The woman, 60, was fatally mauled lkm offshore from Perth on Sunday by a shark described by witnesses as bigger than their 5.3m boat.
A surfer also succumbed to his injuries on Friday after his leg was bitten off by a shark along the same coastline last week.
The West Australian fisheries department said it would deploy"capture gear" shark to haul in what they believe is a great white shark that poses"a serious threat to public safety" Fisheries official Tony Cappelluti said if a shark matching the description of the one that attacked the diver was captured it was highly likely we will take the decision to destroy it in the interests of public safery "
We have two methods we can either shark let it expire on the line or we can use a firearm to destroy it, he said. "In this instance today we will be using a firearm
Animal rights group Humane Society International expressed extreme concern hark