Man killed by 4-meter great white shark in Western Australia

A 38-year-old man has been killed by a 4-meter great white shark in Western Australia, the BBC reported, citing local police.

On Saturday, the man was bitten just before 10:00 (03:00 BST) at Horseshoe Reef - north-west of the popular Rottnest Island near the city of Perth, according to the report.

"Sadly, the man was unable to be revived," the BBC quoted a local police spokesperson as saying.

Authorities urged the public to take "additional caution" in waters around the area.

The attack is the first fatal incident in Western Australia since March last year, when a surfer was mauled off a remote beach.

Since records began in 1791, there have been almost 1,300 recorded shark attacks in Australia, with more than 260 of them resulting in death.