A British grandmother
described as a 'beautiful person who everyone loved' has been killed by a great
white shark which was 'bigger than a boat' while diving off the coast of
western Australia.
University lecturer Doreen
Collyer, 60, who is originally from Chester, Cheshire, was at a reef off
Mindarie Beach, about 35 kilometres north of Perth,
when she was attacked yesterday.
Her husband David had been
driving to the beach to meet her and her diving companion, John, when he
learned of the news.
Police said 43-year-old
John, who she dived with regularly, pulled her from the water but she died
before they made it back to the shore.
Her injuries were described
as being 'apparent and severe' and consistent with a shark attack.
Three men who came to the
pair's aid reported seeing a shark which was longer than their 18-foot long
fishing boat. Local authorities have now closed the surrounding beaches until
the animal is caught.
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