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Jay Muscat, 17, was a keen fisherman. <\/p>\n
Beaches in the area of West Australia where a 17-year-old boy was yesterday killed in a shark attack are set to remain closed today. <\/p>\n
Spear fisher Jay Muscat was with a friend at Cheynes Beach - about 65 kilometres east of Albany in West Australia's Great Southern region - when he was attacked and killed around noon Monday (local time). <\/p>\n
It is understood his friend was also approached by the shark but did not suffer serious injuries.The local Department of Fisheries confirmed the teenager's death was the result of a shark. <\/p>\n
\"It has been confirmed that at about midday this morning, a man suffered fatal injuries after being bitten by a shark,\" the department said. <\/p>\n
It is believed at least two men, who were fishing from rocks nearby, saw the boy's body floating in the water. <\/p>\n
Cheynes Beach is a small coastal settlement of fishing shacks, holiday homes and a caravan park, surrounded by Waychinicup National Park. <\/p>\n
While a Fisheries Department spokeswoman initially said the department had no plans to send officers or a vessel to the area to search for sharks that may have been involved in the incident, that position has since changed. <\/p>\n
The Department of Fisheries has deployed equipment in an effort to catch the shark, which a spokeswoman said was \"most likely to be a white shark\". <\/p>\n
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