Perth father Steven Mattaboni identified as victim of Rottnest Island shark attack
Steven Mattaboni, a 38-year-old father of two, has been identified as the victim of a shark attack off Rottnest Island. He was participating in a spearfishing competition when he was bitten by a shark on Saturday morning. Despite efforts to save him, he succumbed to his injuries shortly after the incident.
- ▪Steven Mattaboni was killed by a shark while spearfishing at Horseshoe Reef.
- ▪He was about 20 meters from his friends' boats when the attack occurred.
- ▪Emergency services were unable to save him after he was retrieved from the water.
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 1 hour. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Rottnest shark attack victim identified as Perth father-of-two — ABC News (Australia)
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| Original publisher | The Sydney Morning Herald |
| Canonical URL | https://www.smh.com.au/national/western-australia/perth-father-steven-mattaboni-identified-as-victim-of-rottnest-island-shark-attack-20260517-p5zxua.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed |
| Publication time | Sun, 17 May 2026 12:33:56 +1000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-05-17T02:40:19.130Z |
| Last seen | 2026-05-17T02:40:19.130Z |
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