Police say the 16-year-old victim had been with her friends on jet skis in the Swan River in Perth and they witnessed the 'extremely traumatic incident'.
The 16-year-old was pulled from the Swan River in Perth with critical injuries on Saturday, police said.Inspector Paul Robinson said the victim had been with her friends on jet skis and they witnessed the"extremely traumatic incident".
He said"there was possibly a pod of dolphins seen nearby and the young female jumped in the water to swim nearby the dolphins".The type of shark involved in the attack is not currently known.
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