More than a hundred people gathered at Singleton Beach on Sunday evening to pay a heartfelt tribute to 17-year-old local Laeticia Brouwer, who died last week after being mauled by a shark while surfing off the Esperance coast.
A special service at her local church honoured her memory before surfers from across the region gathered at the beach for a paddle-out.
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Beach tributes for Laeticia Brouwer
A day of tributes for 17-year-old shark attack victim Laeticia Brouwer with services underway at beaches in Esperance and in Singleton. Vision: Nine News Perth.
Emotional attendees released flowers into the ocean before holding a candlelit vigil.
A second paddle-out was also held in Esperance, where the girl had been on holiday with her family when the accident occurred.
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Esperance Shire President Victoria Brown had earlier encouraged locals to celebrate Teesha's favourite colour, turquoise, and her favourite flower, a frangipani, when taking part.
A memorial fund set up to help the Brouwer family has raised more than $26,500 in less than a week, with one anonymous well-wisher donating $2000 to the fund on Thursday.
The Brouwer family posted a message addressed to the Esperance community, thanking them for their support.
"We have been overwhelmed with care and love from the Esperance community and the people that helped," they wrote.
"There were people standing on the beach with my younger daughters for a long time that I didn't get to thank.
"The nurse who did CPR while I breathed for Teesh. All the paramedics involved and the police officers who went above and beyond.
"We thank you all.
"We loved Esperance and will miss our morning skate to the Coffee Cat in the mornings."
Premier Mark McGowan waited until Sunday to personally comment on the issue.
"What I've avoided doing this week is politicising this issue ... in light of the fact that a young woman died and her family is grieving," he told reporters.
He said he remained in favour of personal devices to deter sharks instead of culling, nets and drumlines.
With The Mandurah Mail, Hannah Barry and AAP