Shark kills man at Australian beach just metres from shore
10 years, 6 months ago

Shark kills man at Australian beach just metres from shore

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“Other swimmers pulled him onto the beach with a very serious bite to his leg,” a New South Wales ambulance spokeswoman told AFP. “It is suspected to be from a shark.” A man was killed by a shark in front of his wife Tuesday at a popular Australian beach after being bitten on the leg while swimming, officials said. The man, in his 50s, was in the water at Byron Bay on the New South Wales north coast, a popular tourist destination, when he was spotted floating with a wound to his leg. Mark Hickey, 52, was one of the first on the scene and told News Limited newspapers that he saw a “six or seven foot” shark.

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Police say surfer ‘taken by shark’ in Western Australia
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Police say surfer ‘taken by shark’ in Western Australia

Al Jazeera  

Search for missing surfer now a recovery operation after evidence of bite marks found on surf board. Australian police have confirmed that a surfer who went missing was “taken by a shark” after search and rescue teams recovered a surfboard scarred with “bite marks” from the area of the attack. The victim – identified by Australian media as 37-year-old Steven …

Man, 29, bitten by shark off Queensland coast in second attack in a month
1 month, 1 week ago

Man, 29, bitten by shark off Queensland coast in second attack in a month

The Independent  

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Teenage girl killed in shark attack off Queensland beach
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Teenage girl killed in shark attack off Queensland beach

The Independent  

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Teenage girl killed in shark attack off Queensland beach
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Teenage girl killed in shark attack off Queensland beach

India Today  

A 17-year-old girl, Charlize Zmuda, died after a shark attack near Woorim Beach, Queensland. The incident marks the second fatal shark attack in Australia this year and the third in Queensland in three months. A teenage swimmer died on Monday due to a shark attack near a popular beach in Australia’s Brisbane. Locals shocked by fatal shark attack Queensland resident …

Queensland teenager Charlize Zmuda killed in horrific shark attack at Bribie Island
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Queensland teenager Charlize Zmuda killed in horrific shark attack at Bribie Island

Daily Mail  

A teenage girl killed by a shark at Bribie Island was a local resident who had spent the summer there surfing, four-wheel driving and taking in idyllic scenes with friends. Charlize Zmuda, 17, was swimming at Woorim Beach when she was bitten by a shark in front of horrified onlookers about 4.45pm on Monday Just a week earlier, Charlize had …

Surfer's lucky escape after 'tangle' with shark off WA's south coast
2 months, 1 week ago

Surfer's lucky escape after 'tangle' with shark off WA's south coast

ABC  

A West Australian surfer says he is extremely lucky to have escaped injury after a shark charged at him and bit a chunk out of his surfboard. Albany man Dale Kittow was surfing about 150m off Cheynes Beach, an idyllic tourist spot about 50 kilometres east of the south coast city, when the shark attacked just before 4pm Wednesday. "I …

Man dies trying to save two children caught in a rip at beach in Western Australia
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Man dies trying to save two children caught in a rip at beach in Western Australia

Daily Mail  

A man has died while trying to save two children caught in a rip on Western Australia's south coast. A man in his 40s was pulled from the water on Tuesday afternoon at Native Dog Beach, between located approximately 10km south of Bremer Bay between Albany and Esperance. The incident occurred around 2.10pm as two children were reportedly caught in …

Huge endangered shark washes up on British beach
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Huge endangered shark washes up on British beach

The Independent  

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Huge endangered shark washes up on British beach
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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Huge endangered shark washes up on British beach

The Independent  

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Missing surfer believed to have been killed by shark
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Missing surfer believed to have been killed by shark

The Independent  

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A missing surfer in Australia is believed dead in a shark attack, police say
2 months, 4 weeks ago

A missing surfer in Australia is believed dead in a shark attack, police say

Associated Press  

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A surfer missing in Australia is believed to have died in a shark attack, authorities said Friday, as they searched the waters where the man disappeared. A witness who saw the shark attack on Thursday evening at Granites Beach, near the coastal town of Streaky Bay, rode into the sea on a jet ski and retrieved …

Monster shark comes dangerously close to unsuspecting swimmers at popular Aussie beach in Perth
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Monster shark comes dangerously close to unsuspecting swimmers at popular Aussie beach in Perth

Daily Mail  

Disturbing drone footage from a popular Australian beach has captured the moment a prowling shark comes within metres of unsuspecting swimmers. The close calls were filmed with a drone at Whitfords Beach in northern Perth, Western Australia, a spot known for tiger shark sightings. In another incident, the shark came within four metres of an unsuspecting swimmer before suddenly veering …

Shark kills man fishing in Australia's Great Barrier Reef
3 months ago

Shark kills man fishing in Australia's Great Barrier Reef

Deccan Chronicle  

Sydney: A shark has attacked and killed a 40-year-old pastor who was fishing with his family in the waters of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, officials said. "The man was fishing with family members when he was bitten by a shark," Queensland state police said in a statement. Humpy Island, which lies in the Great Barrier Reef's Keppel Bay Islands National …

Shark attack claims life of 40-yr-old man at Australia's Great Barrier Reef
3 months ago

Shark attack claims life of 40-yr-old man at Australia's Great Barrier Reef

Hindustan Times  

A shark has attacked and killed a 40-year-old man fishing with his family in the waters of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, officials said. While fishing in the Great Barrier Reef seas of Australia with his family, a 40-year-old man was attacked and murdered by a shark The predator struck on Saturday afternoon off Humpy Island on the country's east coast, …

Shark attack in Queensland: Man rushed to hospital after being mauled in the water
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Shark attack in Queensland: Man rushed to hospital after being mauled in the water

Daily Mail  

A man has been rushed to hospital after being bitten by a shark off the coast of Queensland. The man in 60s was attacked while spearfishing near Curtis Island in Gladstone, 568km north of Brisbane, at about 8.25am on Monday. Bystanders performed CPR on the man on Curtis Island before emergency services were able to transport him via police boat …

Man rushed to hospital after shark attack off Central Queensland coast
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Man rushed to hospital after shark attack off Central Queensland coast

ABC  

A man has been rushed to hospital after a shark attack while spearfishing off Curtis Island in Central Queensland. Queensland Ambulance Service acting officer in charge of Gladstone, Danielle Martin, said the group of fishermen was spearfishing at Rock Cod Shoal at the south end of Curtis Island. "He was transported with Queensland Ambulance via the QPS launch boat to …

Terrifying moment giant shark clamps its jaws around a diver's head in surprise attack off paradise island
4 months ago

Terrifying moment giant shark clamps its jaws around a diver's head in surprise attack off paradise island

Daily Mail  

Terrifying footage has captured the moment a massive shark clamped its jaws around a diver's head in a surprise attack off a paradise island. In a heart-stopping moment, the sneaky shark swiftly opens its jaws before engulfing the diver's head. Terrifying footage captured the moment a diver was approach by a shark while swimming in the Maldives The shark can …

Florida surfer bitten by shark again at same beach 11 years apart
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Florida surfer bitten by shark again at same beach 11 years apart

The Independent  

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Woman is attacked by a shark in waters near Mackay, Queensland
5 months ago

Woman is attacked by a shark in waters near Mackay, Queensland

Daily Mail  

A woman has been rushed to hospital after being attacked by a shark in Queensland's Whitsundays. The woman aged in her 50s was on a boat about 10 hours off the coast of Mackay when she was bitten on the lower leg at 4.30pm on Wednesday. The woman was treated on the boat before arriving at Mackay Harbour where she …

Man injured in white shark attack at Port Macquarie in northern NSW
8 months, 1 week ago

Man injured in white shark attack at Port Macquarie in northern NSW

ABC  

A 23-year-old man is in a critical but stable condition after being bitten by a shark at Port Macquarie on the New South Wales Mid North Coast. Port Macquarie Hastings ALS lifeguards said on their social media account that lifeguards from Port Macquarie's Town Beach had responded "to a serious shark attack" at North Shore Beach, where "some members of …

Beach near Coral Bay in WA's north to stay open after man bitten by shark
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Beach near Coral Bay in WA's north to stay open after man bitten by shark

ABC  

Fisheries officers in WA's north are closer to identifying the species of shark involved in a bite incident near Coral Bay in the Gascoyne Region. A man was spearfishing approximately two kilometres off the coast at the 14 Mile Beach Camp and was carrying a fish when he was bitten. 'They thought I was dead' Photo shows photo of shark …

Man rushed to hospital after shark attack in Western Australia
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Man rushed to hospital after shark attack in Western Australia

The Independent  

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Man recovering from shark bite on the Florida coast in state's third attack in a month
9 months ago

Man recovering from shark bite on the Florida coast in state's third attack in a month

Hindustan Times  

A man on Florida’s northeast coast was bitten by a shark this weekend but is now recovering, authorities said Sunday, in the third shark attack in state waters over the past month. Man recovering from shark bite on the Florida coast in state's third attack in a month Officials from the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit responding to a …

Man recovering from shark bite on the Florida coast in state’s third attack in a month
9 months ago

Man recovering from shark bite on the Florida coast in state’s third attack in a month

Associated Press  

A man on Florida’s northeast coast was bitten by a shark this weekend but is now recovering, authorities said Sunday, in the third shark attack in state waters over the past month. Officials from the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit responding to a distress call Friday morning found the victim in critical condition aboard a boat, losing blood from …

US Man Killed By 9-foot-tall Shark, Wife Watches Helplessly
9 months ago

US Man Killed By 9-foot-tall Shark, Wife Watches Helplessly

News 18  

Jumping into the sea is one of the most daring and risky acts that can quickly turn fatal if not careful. Something similar happened to a Florida man, whose one-spot decision not just cost him his dear life, but also the horrifying scene that his wife had to witness up close. When Thadeus jumped into the sea, an unexpected 9-feet …

‘Shark!’ Swimmers race to save bleeding man off Southern California beach
9 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Shark!’ Swimmers race to save bleeding man off Southern California beach

LA Times  

A 46-year-old swimmer was attacked by a shark and suffered “significant” injuries prompting officials to close a 2-mile stretch of beach to swimmers and surfers as a precaution in Del Mar. Cameron Whiting had just finished an easy 1.5-mile open-water swim and was bodysurfing Sunday morning off Del Mar Beach when a member of his swimming group began to scream. …

Swimmer injured by shark attack on Southern California coast
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Swimmer injured by shark attack on Southern California coast

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — A swimmer was seriously injured in a shark attack on the Southern California coast Sunday, prompting temporary beach closures, authorities said. The attack happened Sunday morning at Del Mar City Beach in Del Mar, about 20 miles north of San Diego, local officials said. The exact moment of the incident was really the only interaction with, or …

Shark bites swimmer in torso in attack causing significant injuries; Del Mar beach shut down
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Shark bites swimmer in torso in attack causing significant injuries; Del Mar beach shut down

LA Times  

A stretch of beach in Del Mar was closed after a swimmer was attacked Sunday morning. A 46-year-old man — a member of a group of ocean swimmers who regularly train in the waters north of San Diego — was attacked by a shark Sunday morning in Del Mar, prompting officials in the beach city to block water access until …

Pictured: Deadly bull shark who attacked British holidaymaker just 10 yards from Tobago shore as 64-year-old fights for life with doctors battling to re-attach his fingers and save his mauled leg
11 months ago

Pictured: Deadly bull shark who attacked British holidaymaker just 10 yards from Tobago shore as 64-year-old fights for life with doctors battling to re-attach his fingers and save his mauled leg

Daily Mail  

Did YOU see what happened? Email chris.matthews@mailonline.co.uk A shark was spotted further down the coast of Tobago after the attack Tobagonian Chief Secretary Farley Augustine shared footage of the shark to social media Peter Smith, 64, from Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, lost some of his left hand's fingers and had his leg mauled in the attack Mr Smith was rushed to hospital …

Great white shark dies after washing up on Kingscliff Beach
1 year ago

Great white shark dies after washing up on Kingscliff Beach

ABC  

In short: A white shark has washed ashore on the Tweed Coast in northern NSW. A 3.5-metre great white shark has shocked beachgoers on the New South Wales far north coast after washing ashore at a popular tourist spot on Monday morning. "She will be removed from the beach and taken to fisheries, where they'll do a full necropsy and …

European tourist dies after being pulled from the surf at popular Queensland beach
1 year, 1 month ago

European tourist dies after being pulled from the surf at popular Queensland beach

ABC  

A 66-year-old European tourist has died after lifeguards pulled him from the water at Broadbeach on the Gold Coast. Gold Coast chief lifeguard Chris Maynard said the man, who was on holiday from Hungary, was pulled unconscious from the water near Margaret Avenue at about 1:30pm today. Mr Maynard said the man was last seen standing in waist-deep water about …

Expert says shark attacks in Sydney Harbour are 'rare' after woman bitten
1 year, 2 months ago

Expert says shark attacks in Sydney Harbour are 'rare' after woman bitten

ABC  

Questions are being raised on the safety of swimming in Sydney Harbour after a woman was attacked by a bull shark on Monday evening. There have been multiple shark attacks in Sydney Harbour and leading into the Parramatta River since records began, according to the Australian Shark Incident database collated by the NSW Department Of Primary Industries. Amy Smoothey, a …

Woman seriously injured after shark attack in Sydney Harbor
1 year, 2 months ago

Woman seriously injured after shark attack in Sydney Harbor

Associated Press  

SYDNEY — A woman suffered serious leg injuries after being attacked Monday by a suspected bull shark in Sydney Harbor, local authorities said. Shark attacks in Sydney Harbor are rare but the area is known to be an important habitat for bull sharks and their young. In February 2022, a swimmer at a Sydney beach died after being attacked by …

Man, 64, attacked by shark while surfing in Australia
1 year, 2 months ago

Man, 64, attacked by shark while surfing in Australia

The Independent  

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Elliston Surfer drives himself to hospital after being mauled by a 'great white shark' off South Australia's coast
1 year, 2 months ago

Elliston Surfer drives himself to hospital after being mauled by a 'great white shark' off South Australia's coast

Daily Mail  

A surfer has been mauled by a shark off the coast of South Australia. A picture of the man's surfboard shows chunks were bitten out of it during the attack The 64-year-old was about 200 metres off the shore at Elliston in South Australia when he was attacked on Tuesday afternoon Surfing website Beach Grit claimed the victim was 'bitten …

Surfer dies in suspected shark attack in Hawaii
1 year, 2 months ago

Surfer dies in suspected shark attack in Hawaii

The Independent  

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Surfer dies after shark “encounter” in Hawaii
1 year, 3 months ago

Surfer dies after shark “encounter” in Hawaii

Associated Press  

PAIA, Hawaii — A surfer in Hawaii has died after being injured in a shark encounter off Maui’s northern shore, according to the Maui Police Department. Ocean Safety Officers grabbed and transported the man by jet ski to shore, where responders performed life-saving measures until medical personnel arrived and took the victim to a hospital for further treatment, police said …

Shark attacks in spotlight after three surfers killed in South Australia in 2023
1 year, 3 months ago

Shark attacks in spotlight after three surfers killed in South Australia in 2023

ABC  

Summer is a time for sand, sea and surf. Key points: Five shark attacks, three of which were fatal, occurred in South Australia this year Some in the surfing community have called for responses such as enhanced surveillance The state government says mitigation measures used interstate are impractical in SA That threat is very much in the spotlight in South …

15-year-old surfer dies in South Australia state's third fatal shark attack since May
1 year, 3 months ago

15-year-old surfer dies in South Australia state's third fatal shark attack since May

The Independent  

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Teen surfer killed by shark in South Australia, 3rd such incident since May
1 year, 3 months ago

Teen surfer killed by shark in South Australia, 3rd such incident since May

India Today  

A 15-year-old surfer died in the third fatal shark attack in the waters off South Australia state in recent months. South Australia Premier Peter Malinauskas said there have been 11 fatal shark attacks in the state’s waters since 2000. Outside the state, a 16-year-old girl killed by a bull shark in a river in the West Coast city of Perth …

Belgian tourist dies in animal attack at Mexico resort
1 year, 3 months ago

Belgian tourist dies in animal attack at Mexico resort

The Independent  

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Swimmer almost loses ankle to shark bite at 1770 in central Queensland
1 year, 3 months ago

Swimmer almost loses ankle to shark bite at 1770 in central Queensland

ABC  

A 20-year-old swimmer almost lost his ankle to a shark bite south of Gladstone on Friday afternoon, authorities have said. "It's almost an amputation of his ankle, so looks like a quite severe and significant bite by what would appear to have been a shark," he said. "There's a lot of different sharks out at the moment, people are seeing …

Boston woman killed shark attack while paddleboarding in Bahamas, police say
1 year, 3 months ago

Boston woman killed shark attack while paddleboarding in Bahamas, police say

The Independent  

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Boston woman mauled to death by shark while paddleboarding in Bahamas a day after her wedding
1 year, 3 months ago

Boston woman mauled to death by shark while paddleboarding in Bahamas a day after her wedding

Hindustan Times  

A newlywed from Boston was killed by a shark while she was paddleboarding in the Bahamas, police in the country have said. People gather on the resort pier after what police described as a fatal shark attack against a tourist at Sandals Royal Bahamian resort, in Nassau, Bahamas December 4, 2023 According to authorities, the victim was in the water …

Woman recovering after she was bitten in the face by great white shark
1 year, 4 months ago

Woman recovering after she was bitten in the face by great white shark

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Bridgette O’Shannessy, 32, survived being …

Bridgette O'Shannessy in stable condition after reported shark attack at Port Noarlunga
1 year, 4 months ago

Bridgette O'Shannessy in stable condition after reported shark attack at Port Noarlunga

ABC  

A woman is in a stable condition after reportedly being attacked by a shark in waters near a popular beach south of Adelaide. Key points: Bridgette O'Shannessy is in a stable condition after a reported shark attack south of Adelaide on Friday The 32-year-old environmental science student and researcher was reportedly bitten on the head by a shark near the …

Port Noarlunga shark attack: Woman rushed to hospital with serious injuries to her face
1 year, 4 months ago

Port Noarlunga shark attack: Woman rushed to hospital with serious injuries to her face

Daily Mail  

A woman has been rushed to hospital after she was attacked by a shark at a popular beach. A woman has been taken to hospital after she was attacked by a shark at Port Noarlunga in South Australia on Friday She was conscious and breathing following the attack but suffered major injuries to her face. The latest shark attack comes …

Granites Beach, Streaky Bay: Surfer Todd Gendle mauled to death by massive great white shark is identified - as parts of his board and wetsuit are found
1 year, 4 months ago

Granites Beach, Streaky Bay: Surfer Todd Gendle mauled to death by massive great white shark is identified - as parts of his board and wetsuit are found

Daily Mail  

A surfer mauled to death by a shark off the South Australian coast has been identified. Tod Gendle, 55, was killed by a four-metre great white while surfing near Granite Rock, close to Streaky Bay - about 700km from Adelaide - on Tuesday. Tod Gendle, 55, was killed by a four-metre great white while surfing near Granie Rock, close to …

Granites Beach, South Australia, shark attack: Witness tells how victim was seen disappearing beneath the surf
1 year, 5 months ago

Granites Beach, South Australia, shark attack: Witness tells how victim was seen disappearing beneath the surf

Daily Mail  

A holidaymaker has recalled the gruesome moment a massive shark sank its teeth into a surfer and ripped his body to shreds. Witness Jeff Schmucker rode his jet ski out into the water at Granite Beach after a surfer was mauled by a shark A surfer has been mauled to death by a monster 4.2metre shark at an isolated beach, …

Search for missing surfer’s body after shark attack in Australia
1 year, 5 months ago

Search for missing surfer’s body after shark attack in Australia

The Independent  

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