A hero put his own life on the line by jumping into a river to save a teenage girl being mauled by a shark.
The girl, 16, who has not been named, is believed to have been jet skiing with her friends when she spotted a pod of dolphins and dived into the Swan River in North Fremantle in Western Australia.
She was swimming with the dolphins at about 3.30pm on Saturday when she was attacked by the shark - as her horrified friends watched on.
Witnesses told police that a man bravely dived into the water to pull the teen out, describing him as a 'hero', but paramedics were unable to save her.
A local who saw the 16-year-old die being mauled by what is believed to be a bull shark said she heard people screaming before the man jumped in.
The girl's family and friends were seen in a state of shock as they walked near the river after she was pulled out.
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