It is not clear if it was the same animal involved in today’s death, and Within an hour of Saturday afternoon's attack, fisheries- officers were ordered to hunt down and destroy the shark and the beaches on the popular resort island were closed. "I think all West Australians need to take special care in going to the beach and swimming, particularly if they go diving. Mr Corney says the organisers have to consider the risk of putting swimmers in the water for the event. A Perth boatie has had the shark encounter of a lifetime, being stalked by four sharks, including a Great White, in an inflatable boat. He said he understood fisheries officers were spreading baits in the area of the attack in a bid to catch the shark, which could prove difficult. The Rottnest Channel Swim getting underway at Cottesloe on Saturday morning. Rottnest Swim: Shark disrupts swimmers as new race record broken A new solo record has been set in the Rottnest Channel Swim with WA's Solomon Wright breaking the elusive four-hour mark for the first time in the race's rich 62-year history. His record came just before swimmers were pulled from the water at the 12 kilometre mark, due to a three to four metre suspected white shark being spotted nearby. Sharks spotted in Geordie Bay, Rottnest. "This time of the year on these grey, dark days, it seems to be the time that these attacks occur," Mr Barnett said. But the premier noted that the latest attack occurred well off the shore where no patrols would operate. Tiger sharks circled the family's boat while they were pulling up cray pots. Just south of there in August last year, 31-year-old surfer Nicholas Edwards was killed by a shark at a surf break near Gracetown. The Rottnest Channel Swim association tried to ease competitor concerns of a shark attacks at a meeting held at Challenge Stadium on Wednesday night. Saturday's attack was the fourth off the WA coast in 14 months. Situation: • In the last seven days, between Transit Rocks and Marjorie Bay beach there have been 8 shark sightings reported. The support boat skipper and crew will judge the shark threat by "species, size, behaviour, direction and proximity to swimmers". PERTH, Oct 22 AAP Companions of an American scuba diver saw a flurry of bubbles on the water before his body surfaced after a fatal shark attack off Rottnest Island near Perth. He also noted there had been an increase in whales migrating south and sharks often followed that migration as well as hunting seals, which were also believed to have increased in numbers. Police were trying to contact the man's family. After the shark sighting is announced, support boats near the shark are permitted to pull swimmers out of the water immediately if they believe there is a threat to swimmers. He also said his government was looking at increasing aerial shark patrols over popular WA beaches. A man has been killed by a shark at Little Armstrong Bay. The 32-year-old American citizen, who had been working in Western Australia for six month, was solo diving and spear fishing off a 25m boat when the attack occurred. Mr Martin's body has not been found but his torn bathers found on the seabed led experts to believe he was taken by a great white shark. 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