( CNN ) -- A 32-year-old Texas man was killed Saturday in a shark attack while scuba diving off the coast of Western Australia , police said . The man was scuba diving with two friends near Rottnest Island , considered a popular tourist destination located about 15 miles off the mainland , when the attack occurred . The friends , who were not in the water at the time , noticed an abnormal amount of air bubbles rise to the surface from where the man was diving followed by a plume of blood , according to police spokesman Michael Wear . Moments later , the man 's body rose to the surface , Wear said . The man is believed to have been killed by a great white shark , authorities said after a preliminary review of the teeth marks . `` He was in the water by himself , I believe , '' Sgt . Greg True told CNN affiliate Channel Nine . `` There 's been some pretty massive injuries inflicted . '' Police say the man succumbed to his injuries shortly after the attack . The victim 's name was not immediately released , pending notification of family members . He had been living in Western Australia . Saturday 's attack is the second fatal shark attack in the past two weeks near the capital of Perth . CNN 's Jeremy Ryan contributed to this report .
NEW : The victim was scuba diving with friends at the time of the incident . Note : We believe a great white shark inflicted ` ` massive injuries '' The incident occurred near Rottnest Island in Western Australia .