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SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — An elderly Australian fisherman has lived to tell the tale after a great white shark leapt into his boat, surviving with only an injured arm after he was sent flying by the thrashing beast. Terry Selwood, 73, was enjoying some quiet time on the water off Evans Head in northern New South Wales state when he was given the fright of his life. “I caught a blur of something coming over […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A 17-year-old girl has died after being mauled by a shark in full view of her parents on Australia’s southwest coast, authorities said Tuesday. Laeticia Brouwer was on holiday and went surfing with her father near Wylie Bay late Monday afternoon, police said. The girl had lost a leg and was bleeding heavily when she was pulled from the water. She was rushed to a hospital in the Western Australian town of […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Three-time world surfing champion Mick Fanning announced Tuesday he will return to the world tour full-time this year for the first time since being attacked by a shark. The Australian only competed sporadically in 2016 after a tumultuous previous year in which he survived an infamous shark attack in South Africa, and dealt with his brother’s death and a marriage breakup. “It was nice to have 2016 off somewhat and decompress […]
HADERA, Israel (Reuters) — Several dozens of dusky and sandbar sharks were spotted swarming near the coastline in northern Israel, drawing shark enthusiasts, divers and photographers to flock to the shore. The sharks, which could reach up to three meters (10 feet) in length, were apparently drawn by the warm water discharged from the Hadera power station turbines. Using drones in the air and underwater camera equipment deep in the sea water, shark enthusiasts shared […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A man escaped with cuts to his leg Monday after a shark crashed into his board while he was surfing near popular tourist spot Byron Bay in eastern Australia. Beaches in the area, some 800 kilometres (500 miles) north of Sydney, were closed for at least 24 hours after the early morning encounter, with the victim taken to hospital by a friend. “It is believed that the shark emerged from under […]
SHANGHAI, China (AFP) — A diver whose near miss with a great white shark became a viral video sensation, viewed more than 15 million times on Youtube, says the ocean’s apex predator is “beautiful”. Chan Ming was on a shark-watching excursion off the Mexican coast when the animal broke into the metal cage protecting him. Despite their fearsome reputation, sharks do not normally feed on humans, and have to be drawn in with bait. The […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A shark attacked a 17-year-old surfing off Australia’s east coast on Monday leaving him in hospital with a hip injury, police said. Emergency services responded to reports that a youth had been bitten by a shark during the morning at Ballina’s popular Lighthouse Beach — the scene of several attacks in recent years. “The youth made his way out of the water and was assisted by a nurse who was at […]
by Veronique DUPONT LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Shark encounters and sightings along California’s coast are at their highest level in decades, scientists say, warning that warmer waters mean beachgoers will have to be on the lookout for the predators all summer. The latest near-deadly encounter came in late May when a 52-year-old woman was mauled by a shark near Los Angeles, prompting beach closures for several days. Chris Lowe, director of California State […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A woman was fatally mauled by a huge shark — described by witnesses as larger than their boat — near the western Australian city of Perth on Sunday. The attack on the woman off the northern Perth suburb of Mindarie comes just two days after a surfer died after having his leg bitten off by a shark along the same coastline. Western Australia state police said the woman — reported to […]
MIAMI , United States (AFP) — A woman in the US state of Florida was rushed to a hospital Sunday after being bitten by a shark — with the whole animal still clutching on to her right arm, local media reported. The small nurse shark, which was about two feet (61 centimeters) long, was killed by a beachgoer soon after the attack, the Palm Beach Post reported. The victim was an unidentified 23-year-old woman who […]
