Body found after 2nd suspected shark attack

A woman's body was found off the western Australian city of Perth with "significant injuries consistent with a shark attack", police said on Sunday, just two days after a surfer died after being mauled along the same coastline.

Western Australia police said they found the body on a boat ramp in Mindarie, after the woman was reportedly sighted injured in the water off the northern Perth suburb on Sunday morning.

"The deceased person has significant injuries that are consistent with a shark attack, however the cause of the injuries are yet to be confirmed," WA Police said in a statement, adding that inquiries were continuing.