WA shark attack victim dies in hospital
A shark attack victim has died in a Western Australia hospital.
Ben Gerring, 29, was bitten on the leg at a beach 80kms south of Perth on Tuesday.
The fly-in-fly-out mine worker was rushed to Royal Perth Hospital but lost his fight for life overnight.
He lost his leg above the knee and was in a critical condition for the past four days, until it was confirmed early Saturday morning that he had passed away.
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Mr Gerring had reportedly just found out his fiancée, Jasmine Boyer, was pregnant.
