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The following text is a portion of the article attributed to KATE BASTIANS, CHRIS MANLY, NATALIE BROWN and AAP, The West Australian
March 31, 2012, 9:41 and which appears on the following webpage - Man killed by shark in SW - The West Australian, assessed 31/03/2012, 4.58 pm (GMT+09:30) -
"Update, 1.30pm: A 33-year-old Vasse man has been killed by a shark while diving south of Bunbury this morning. Police confirmed father and businessman Peter Kurmann, 33, had been diving from a boat with his brother near Stratham Beach, 20km south of Bunbury, at about 9am when he was attacked by the shark. The pair were believed to have been diving 1600m to 1700m offshore. The mans brother was not harmed. The mans brother is understood to have dragged him onto the boat before taking him to Port Geographe Marina, east of Busselton. Department of Fisheries regional manager Tony Cappelluti said the victim's brother saw a "dark" object in the water around the time of the attack. "The other diver said he saw an approximately four-metre, dark, shark-like object," Mr Cappelluti said. Rangers have closed Stratham Beach and a Department of Transport boat is patrolling the attack scene. Rangers are in the area informing boat users of the attack. Experts from the Department of Fisheries have launched an investigation, which will include an examination of bite marks on the mans body. The species of the shark is not yet known. "
March 31, 2012, 9:41 and which appears on the following webpage - Man killed by shark in SW - The West Australian, assessed 31/03/2012, 4.58 pm (GMT+09:30) -
"Update, 1.30pm: A 33-year-old Vasse man has been killed by a shark while diving south of Bunbury this morning. Police confirmed father and businessman Peter Kurmann, 33, had been diving from a boat with his brother near Stratham Beach, 20km south of Bunbury, at about 9am when he was attacked by the shark. The pair were believed to have been diving 1600m to 1700m offshore. The mans brother was not harmed. The mans brother is understood to have dragged him onto the boat before taking him to Port Geographe Marina, east of Busselton. Department of Fisheries regional manager Tony Cappelluti said the victim's brother saw a "dark" object in the water around the time of the attack. "The other diver said he saw an approximately four-metre, dark, shark-like object," Mr Cappelluti said. Rangers have closed Stratham Beach and a Department of Transport boat is patrolling the attack scene. Rangers are in the area informing boat users of the attack. Experts from the Department of Fisheries have launched an investigation, which will include an examination of bite marks on the mans body. The species of the shark is not yet known. "