A teen in Australia was rushed to hospital after a great white shark latched onto his leg during a fishing trip. His dad leaped to the rescue and used his bare hands to rescue his son by pulling the predator off his leg, local media outlet 7News reported. Nathan Ness, 16, was on a family […]
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Great white shark chomps on whale carcass off Sarasota coast after swimming up to boaters’ with its jaws wide open
Boaters off the coat of Sarasota were surprised when a great white shark swam up to them and flashed its pearly whites before chowing down on a whale carcass several feet away. Video captured by Brian Jung and Daniel Delatorre on March 17 shows the shark gliding up to one boat that was 15 miles […]
Fisherman dies after having leg bitten off by great white shark while diving for scallops
A young fisherman diving for scallops in the Pacific Ocean off the Mexican coast was mauled and killed by a 13-foot-long great white shark, authorities said. The victim, identified by local media outlets as 22-year-old Victor Alejandro Soto Garcia, was attacked by the apex predator on Dec. 29 in the Gulf of California near Playa […]
Shark Kills Teenage Boy at Popular Tourist Beach
A shark has killed a teenage boy at a popular tourist hotspot in South Australia. His body was recovered from the water near Ethel Beach, about a 180-mile drive from Adelaide, on December 28, according to reports. Police were notified of a shark attack in the Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park, on the Yorke Peninsula, at […]
Shark Bites Woman’s Head, Schoolchildren Flee Water
A shark bit a female diver on the head off a South Australia beach, causing schoolchildren to flee the bloodied waters in terror. The woman, 32, had been diving near a reef at around 1:20 pm near the Port Noarlunga Jetty, to the south of Adelaide, when the shark attacked, the South Australia Ambulance Service […]
Whale With ‘Bite Marks’ Found Alive on Beach
A whale has been found washed up on a California beach, covered in shark bite marks. The whale, thought to possibly be a northern right whale dolphin, was found on Sunday evening on Sunset Beach in Los Angeles’s Huntington Beach region. The discovery of the injured whale has led the beach to be closed for […]
‘Great White Shark’ Victim’s Family Give Statement After Bitten Board Found
The family of a surfer believed to have been killed by a great white shark have issued a statement, two days after the tragedy took place. On October 31 at 10:20 a.m. local time, Tod Gendle, 55, was attacked while surfing at Granites Beach, near Streaky Bay in South Australia, west of Adelaide. The search […]
Lethal or not? Australia’s beaches are a crucible for shark control methods
The Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland, which make up the nation’s entire eastern seaboard, have had an uneasy relationship with sharks since they implemented safety measures last century. The governments of both states conduct shark control programs that aim to protect beachgoers by deterring “target” species identified as dangerous to humans, such […]