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'Devoted' father and grandfather-to-be swimming at popular beach killed in suspected fatal shark attack

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Greg O'Neill, a 63-year-old father and grandfather-to-be, died after what is believed to be a shark attack while swimming at Sorrento Beach in Perth, Australia on Friday. Eyewitnesses reported seeing significant amounts of blood and were shocked by the incident. Following the fatal attack, fisheries minister Jackie Jarvis called for a catch-and-kill operation targeting a great white shark, despite its protected status. The family described O'Neill as a devoted man who loved swimming and the ocean deeply. This year marks the fifth fatal shark attack in Australian waters.

Written by AI on 2026-09-20, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On Friday, around 10:15am local time, emergency services responded to reports of a suspected shark attack at Sorrento Beach north of Perth. Three ambulance crews and police were dispatched to the scene after a witness reported seeing blood in the water and a large shark in the vicinity. A male swimmer was reportedly bitten by a shark while swimming about 50 meters off the beach; he has not been seen since, raising concerns that he may have succumbed to his injuries. Witnesses described seeing significant amounts of blood in the water and said multiple shark patrols had been initiated for the summer season just days earlier. The popular beach was subsequently closed to swimmers as authorities conducted a search without success. This incident follows another fatal shark attack near Geraldton about 400 kilometers north of Perth earlier in the week, highlighting increased risks for swimmers along Western Australia's coast.

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O’Neill PERSON · 5× Australia GPE · 2× Perth GPE · 2× Darrel Haythornthwaite PERSON · 1× Greg O'Neill PERSON · 1× Jackie Jarvis PERSON · 1× Nine Network ORG · 1× Ryan Rowe PERSON · 1× The West Australian NORP · 1× Western Australia GPE · 1×

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O’Neill told ABC News Australia, "Our family is deeply shocked and devastated by the terrible tragedy that took the life of father, grandfather-to-be, brother, uncle, husband and friend, Greg James O'Neill."

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🔮 "I couldn’t believe there was that much blood (that had) come out of a human body," Ryan Rowe, a resident who went to the beach soon after the attack, told The West Australian newspaper.

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'Devoted' father and grandfather-to-be swimming at popular beach killed in suspected fatal shark attack · assertive framing

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'Devoted' father and grandfather-to-be swimming at popular beach killed in suspected fatal shark attack · assertive framing

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A "devoted" father and grandfather-to-be is believed to have been killed by a shark this week while swimming at a beach in Australia. asserted

father → believe → Australia

Greg O'Neill, 63, was swimming at Sorrento Beach in the northern suburbs of Perth in Western Australia on Friday when the attack happened in front of horrified beachgoers. asserted

attack → swim → beachgoers

"I couldn’t believe there was that much blood (that had) come out of a human body," Ryan Rowe, a resident who went to the beach soon after the attack, told The West Australian newspaper. asserted

who → believe → newspaper

O’Neill’s death also prompted Australia's fisheries minister, Jackie Jarvis, to make the rare call for a catch-and-kill of the great white, which is a protected species. asserted

which → prompt → white

"In making that decision, I considered the exceptional circumstances of the attack, the hazard posed by the shark, and the potential recovery of coronial evidence," she said. asserted

she → make → evidence

Police haven’t said if O’Neill’s remains have been found, but added they were confident the "swimmer died as a result of the attack." asserted

swimmer → say → attack

Witness Darrel Haythornthwaite told Nine Network television that O’Neill was swimming with a friend when he was attacked. asserted

he → tell → friend

"I was just shocked. asserted

I → shock → ?

I mean, I feel for his mate," Haythornthwaite said. asserted

Haythornthwaite → mean → mate

"He's apologized and said 'I didn't save my mate’ … asserted

I → apologize → mate

I said, 'You couldn't have done anything.'" asserted

You → say → anything

that → tell → father

"He was a generous, devoted family man that gave his children so much love, care and opportunity. asserted

that → give → love

Greg loved the ocean and was known as a passionate swimmer, sports lover, dedicated worker and an all round generous, witty guy," the family added. asserted

family → love → swimmer

"The kind thoughts and support from everyone who has reached out are deeply appreciated." asserted

who → reach → everyone

A surfer also suffered a serious leg injury on Monday in a shark attack about 250 miles north of Perth. asserted

surfer → suffer → Perth

Three spearfishing divers were killed between May and June in attacks and a 12-year-old boy was killed in Sydney Harbor in January. uncertain

boy → kill → January