Teen rushed to hospital after being attacked by shark in Esperance, Western Australia

An 18-year-old has been flown to hospital after she was attacked by a shark in Western Australia.

An 18-year-old has been flown to hospital after she was attacked by a shark in Western Australia.

The teen was bitten at Kelp Beds in Esperance, a beach town on the south coast approximately 700 kilometres of Perth.

She suffered a “serious shark bite” but more information on her injuries are unknown at this stage.

It’s understood the attack occurred on Sunday morning at 11.45am.

Less than an hour later, a “3.3m white” – Great White Shark — was sighted at the same beach.

Wylie bay beach near esperance is closed following a reported shark attack at 11.55am this morning @[e-mail]/FNTtQZUNiG

— Emily Smith (@Emily_SmithDM) February 6, 2022

It is the same beach where 17-year-old Laeticia Brouwer was killed after being mauled by a shark in 2017.

In another attack in October last year, police called off the search for father-of-two Andrew Sharpe who went missing at Kelp Beds after he was “flung” from his surfboard.

Shocked witnesses said he was savaged on the leg by a four-metre “monster” shark and dragged under the water.

Public report 3.0m unknown sp. shark sighted 11:45hrs 06/02, E1754 Kelp Beds Beach BEN Sign, Esperance 100m offshore , 500 west of sign.

— Surf Life Saving WA (@SLSWA) February 6, 2022

Public report 3.3m white shark sighted 12:26hrs 06/02, Kelp Beds Beach, east of Esperance

— Surf Life Saving WA (@SLSWA) February 6, 2022

After today’s attack, the 18-year-old is believed to have been driven to hospital before being transported to Perth by the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

The state’s Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) says it is “currently investigating a reported shark bite incident at Kelp Beds in the Shire of Esperance.

“Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) are currently involved in assisting Rangers from the Shire of Esperance with a serious shark bite incident at Kelp Beds, Wylie Bay in the Shire of Esperance.

“DPIRD is working with local authorities and further information will be provided as it becomes available.”

#UPDATE DPIRD Fisheries officers are currently investigating a possible shark bite incident at Kelp Beds in Esperance. See more: https://t.co/7YojxM6SOq

— Surf Life Saving WA (@SLSWA) February 6, 2022

Authorities are warning to take additional caution in the Kelp Beds area and to adhere to beach closures advised by Local Government Rangers, Parks and Wildlife Service officers or Surf Life Saving WA.