Kurrajong, Australia - A number of beaches on Western Australia's North West Cape were temporarily closed after an 11-year-old was injured in a suspected shark attack, local media reported.

"DPIRD (Fisheries) advise that beaches have been closed between Pilgramunna and Bloodwood Creek in the Cape Range National Park near Exmouth due to a shark incident," Surf Life Saving WA said on Saturday.

The DPIRD received a report of a young boy injured in a suspected shark attack while he was snorkeling in waters off the Kurrajong Campground in the Cape Range National Park at about 3 PM on Saturday.

Around that time, Surf Life Saving WA reported that a shark was sighted in the area just three feet offshore.

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Local news Perth Now reported that the victim is only 11. According to the outlet, the extent of his injuries is unknown but they are not believed to be life-threatening. He was transported to a Perth hospital, some 800 miles south, via the Royal Flying Doctor Service on Saturday night.

Just last week, 23-year-old Australian pro surfer Max Marsden was bitten on the arm by a 5-foot shark near Geraldton, some 500 miles south of Exmouth, managing to escape after repeatedly punching it.