Disaster and Emergency

Heroic actMissing teen made ‘ultimate sacrifice to save cousin’

Matiyas Bekuretsion, the 16-year-old who went missing in rough seas at Scarborough on Monday, has been hailed a hero after it emerged his last act before disappearing was to save his cousin.

Daryna Zadvirna, Syan Dougherty and Phil Hickey

Sea rescueFamily of three rescued from water after boat overturns

A family of three, including a child, have been rescued from the water off the coast of Halls Head in Mandurah.

Jake Dietsch and Aaron Kirby

‘Please keep looking’Missing boy’s family say they won’t give up hope

Matiyas Bekuretsion’s family say the ‘kind, humble and loving’ 16-year-old was not like every other teenager. Today, as the marine search has been called off, the family says they won’t give up hope.

Daryna Zadvirna

Sad developmentMarine search called off for missing boy

The marine search for 16-year-old Matiyas Bekuretsion, who went missing in the Scarborough surf has been suspended. The boy’s heartbroken relatives returned to the site this morning to mourn.

Daryna Zadvirna

‘Unimaginable’ tragedyMissing boy’s name revealed as search turns to recovery

The West Australian can now reveal the boy who went missing in waters off Scarborough beach last night is Mercy College student Matiyas Bekuretsion.

Daryna Zadvirna, Phil Hickey & Sarah Steger

Disaster and EmergencyNSW inquiry to probe food delivery deaths

Two food delivery riders have been hit and killed in Sydney in three days, prompting calls from NSW Labor and unions for more regulatory oversight.

Angelo Risso and Tiffanie Turnbull

Disaster and EmergencyBoy missing at Perth beach presumed dead

The search for a 16-year-old boy who went missing while swimming with friends at Perth's Scarborough Beach is now a recovery mission.

Michael Ramsey

Broome tragedyPolice bullets may help track killer shark

The dozens of bullets fired at a shark that mauled a Broome hotel worker could help find the predator.

Carly Laden and Caitlyn Rintoul

Urgent searchSearch for teen missing at Scarborough Beach continues

Police continue to search for a 16-year-old boy who went missing after going for a swim with mates at Scarborough Beach.

Phil Hickey and Justin Bianchini

‘Beautiful human being’Mum killed in crash revealed as soccer club president

Natalie Harding, the 51-year-old woman killed in a horrific car crash on Friday, was the president of the Wembley Downs Soccer Club and a close friend to outgoing WA Opposition Leader Liza Harvey.

Phil Hickey

Unimaginable tragedyTeen’s twin brother, girlfriend killed in tragic crash

A Pinjarra Senior High School student is mourning the loss of his twin brother and his girlfriend after a devastating crash in Coolup on Saturday night.

Daryna Zadvirna

Disaster and EmergencyBeaches reopen after fatal WA shark attack

Cable Beach in far north Western Australia has reopened to the public after Broome hotel worker Charles Cernobori was killed in a shark attack.

Michael Ramsey

Deadly crashesFive dead in horror weekend on WA’s roads

Five people are dead and five are in hospital, including two children, after a shocking weekend on WA’s roads — as the identities of two women tragically killed in Ludlow on Friday has been revealed.

Sarah Steger

Shark attacksLatest tragedy adds to deadly year in WA waters

This year has proved a particularly bad 12 months for shark attacks across the nation with eight deaths, three of them in WA.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Disaster and EmergencyMan killed by shark at WA's Cable Beach

A man has died after being attacked by a shark at Broome's Cable Beach in Western Australia's north, with police revealing a couple dragged him to shore.

Michael Ramsey

Horror crashTwo children killed as car flips off road into QLD dam

Two children have been killed and a toddler is fighting for life after a car crashed into a dam in south-east Queensland this afternoon.

Shiloh Payne, Danielle O'Neal, Elise Williams

Traffic chaosWoman airlifted to hospital after Baldivis crash

A woman has been flown by helicopter to hospital after a crash that closed Kwinana Freeway northbound this afternoon.

Suburban shutdownDramatic 24-hour stand-off ends in Bayswater

A dramatic incident which played out over two days in Perth’s north-east has ended, with police entering a home where a man had been holed up overnight.

Bryce Luff

FatalTeens die in Coolup car rollover

Two teenagers are dead and a child is in hospital after a serious car crash in WA's Peel region on Saturday night.

Ben Anderson

EmergencyTrail bike rider airlifted after Lancelin crash

A trail bike rider who crashed on the sand dunes at Lancelin is being airlifted back to Perth with suspected back injuries.

John Flint

Ludlow collisionTwo women die in horror South West crash

Two women have died and a man remains in hospital following a horror smash in Ludlow on Friday — the second fatal crash on the notorious stretch of Bussell Highway in two weeks.

John Flint