While the extent of the injuries is unknown, they are reportedly not life-threatening.
"DPIRD advise that beaches have been closed between Pilgramunna and Bloodwood Creek in the Cape Range National Park near Exmouth due to a shark incident," Surf Life Saving WA said on Saturday.
The DPIRD received a report of a snorkeller injured in a suspected shark attack in waters off the Kurrajong Campground in the Cape Range National Park at about 3 pm on Saturday. Around that time, Surf Life Saving WA reported that a shark was sighted in the area just one metre offshore. Local news outlet Perth Now reported that the snorkeller is a 11-year-old boy. According to the outlet the extent of his injuries is unknown but they are not believed to be life threatening. He was transported to a Perth hospital, some 1,300 kilometres south, via the Royal Flying Doctor Service on Saturday night.
Just last week, 23-year-old pro surfer Max Marsden was bitten on the arm by a 1.5-metre shark near Geraldton, some 800 kilometres south of Exmouth, managing to escape after repeatedly punching it. - dpa
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