A shark has fatally mauled a diver off an Australian tourist island, police say. Police said the 38-year-old man was spearfishing with a friend on Saturday when he was attacked near Rottnest Island.

It's the first reported shark attack since January, when a 12-year-old boy died after an attack in Sydney Harbour.

The incident took place off Rottnest Island near the city of Perth, a spokesperson for St John Ambulance Western Australia said.

A man is in critical condition after being attacked by a shark off Rottnest Island in Western Australia. Emergency services are on the scene.

Authorities have confirmed the man was bitten by a shark just before 10am (local time) on the western part of Rottnest Island.

A 38-year-old man has died after being bitten by a shark in waters off Rottnest Island in Western Australia. It is the second shark death this year amid a rise in attacks.

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The 38-year-old man had been spearfishing with friends when he was attacked on a coral reef off Rottnest Island, police said.