Girl, 16, killed by shark after she jumped in river to swim with dolphins

THE SUN

THE teenage girl mauled to death by a shark after jumping off her jet ski into a river has been named.

Stella Berry, 16, a schoolgirl from Perth, was swimming in the Swan River when she was fatally attacked by a shark in front of her friends on Saturday.

The first images have been released of the victim who was believed to have been killed by a bull shark.

The teen had was reportedly enjoying a day on the water and playing with jet skis with her friends when she spotted a pod of dolphins and jumped into the water to swim with them.

The shark allegedly then appeared out of nowhere and dragged her under the surface as he terrified friends watched on.

Bull sharks are known as a vicious species and have often been found lurking in rivers in Australia.

A male onlooker was reported to have bravely jumped in and pulled her to safety, but she was too badly wounded to be saved.

One witness told local media that it was her boyfriend who pulled her from the river.

Paramedics arrived on the scene at 3.30pm local time and she was pronounced dead on the scene.

Joshua Banks, 16, was playing on rope swings nearby with a group of his friends when the vicious mauling took place.