Swan River WA: photo shows fisherman posing with bull shark caught near where ... trends now

Swan River WA: photo shows fisherman posing with bull shark caught near where ... trends now
Swan River WA: photo shows fisherman posing with bull shark caught near where ... trends now

Swan River WA: photo shows fisherman posing with bull shark caught near where ... trends now

A young fisherman has posed with a huge bull shark he claims to have caught and released less than a kilometre from where a teenager was killed last weekend. 

Stella Berry, 16, jumped in the river near the Fremantle traffic bridge in Perth to swim with dolphins on Saturday when a suspected bull shark latched onto her leg. 

The Year 11 student was pulled from the water by heroic bystanders at about 3.30pm last Saturday but could not be saved. 

A young fisherman has posed with a huge bull shark (pictured) he claims to have caught and released less than a kilometre from where a teenager was killed last weekend

A young fisherman has posed with a huge bull shark (pictured) he claims to have caught and released less than a kilometre from where a teenager was killed last weekend

On Thursday morning SurfLife Saving WA (SLSWA) said it was reported a 2.5metre- bull shark was caught at East Fremantle Boat Ramp at around 11pm on Wednesday.

SLSWA found out about it after the young fisherman posted photos of himself with the bull shark on Facebook.

A shark alert was subsequently issued for swimmers in the area after the confirmed sighting of a bull shark reported to be about three metres in length.

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development said it was 'looking to follow up with the person who made the post today'.

A patrol vessel was also sent to the East Fremantle area to see if it can find the shark. 

A huge bull shark was seen on Perth's Swan River the day before teenager Stella Berry (pictured) was killed by a shark - but was only reported the day after her death

A huge bull shark was seen on Perth's Swan River the day before teenager Stella Berry (pictured) was killed by a shark - but was only reported the day after her death

It emerged on Monday that a huge bull shark was seen on the Swan River less than 24 hours before Stella was mauled to death - but was only reported the day after the tragedy.

The 2.5metre bull shark was spotted near the site of the attack at 6pm on Friday, but the sighting was not reported to the Western Australian government's Sharksmart tracker website until Sunday afternoon.

There are regular bull shark sightings in the river, but Stella's death was the first fatal shark attack in the Swan River in more than a century.

Several other recent shark sightings have been reported on the Swan River and its Canning River tributary in recent days. 

On Thursday morning SurfLife Saving WA tweeted (pictured) that it was reported a 2.5metre- bull shark was caught at East Fremantle Boat Ramp at around 11pm on Wednesday

On Thursday morning SurfLife Saving WA tweeted (pictured) that it was reported a 2.5metre- bull shark was caught at East Fremantle Boat Ramp at around 11pm on Wednesday

That included a shark spotted 10metres offshore from the upstream Shelley Bridge on Monday morning.

WA Premier Mark McGowan said his government was 'urgently' considering shark barriers in the Swan River due

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