A 16-year-old girl dies in a shark attack when her boyfriend tried to save her after a rope was swung into a river in Australia

A teenage girl has died after being mauled by a shark while swimming in a river in Australia.

The 16-year-old is said to have been bitten in the leg after a rope swung into the Swan River in North Fremantle.

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Her boyfriend was desperately trying to save her as he pulled her onto shore after the brutal attack.

The animal that attacked them is believed to be a bull shark – a breed often found in rivers in Australia.

But there is no official confirmation of the kind.

The teenager had reportedly been swinging rope with friends from a nearby bridge.

And after she dived into the water, the beast attacked and dragged her under the surface.

Police and paramedics rushed to the scene around 3:30 p.m. local time.

It is reported that there was initial confusion when police injured her so badly that she was hit by a boat propeller.

They tried to save the girl – but she was pronounced dead on the beach.

“The girl jumped off the rope swing and then she was pulled down by a bull shark and then her boyfriend tried to help her get out,” one boy told The West Australian.

“And she died on the beach.”

It comes after father-of-two Cameron Wrathall was attacked by a bull shark in the area two years ago.

He was bitten on the thigh in the first such attack at Swan River since 1986.

A local said he noticed bull sharks approaching the river banks.

He said: “It’s quite confronting. I always wear shark guards now.”

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