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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 […]
(REUTERS) – World Champion John John Florence wrapped up his first ever title on the Championship Tour with a 5th place finish at the Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons on Monday (December 19). The 24-year-old North Shore native claimed the top honors of the World Surf League with victory at the tenth stop of the tour at the MEO Rip Curl Pro in Portugal in October before returning to his stomping ground […]
NIGERIA, Africa (AFP) — A Nigerian surf enthusiast is teaching youngsters how to catch waves at Lagos’ Tarkwa Bay, igniting a passion for the sport despite the country’s polluted coastline. https://youtu.be/3EwzkWYm1M8
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 […]
Filipino surfing enthusiast creates eco-friendly surfboards using recycled wood in an effort to shift focus towards sustainability and craftsmanship. (Photo captured from Reuters video) For Jay-ar Domantay surfing is a way of life. It’s the reason he traded in a fast paced career in Manila to build old fashioned surfboards made from recycled wood. 29-year-old Domantay quit his job in events management to become a surfboard shaper. He named his workshop in a southern […]
