Kind dolphins and aircraft passengers tried to warn a surfer to shore who was being stalked by a 20-foot shark and saved the man’s life. When a man was surfing on Wallagoot Beach on the New South Wales coast, he noticed that the dolphins in the area began acting differently. He had encountered dolphins before, […]
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Tangled politics: why shark nets are still being used on NSW beaches
It was a six-minute masterclass in the politics of shark nets in New South Wales. On Wednesday, the Waverley council mayor, Paula Masselos, appeared on Sky News to talk about her opposition to the continued use of shark nets off Sydney’s Bondi beach. Chris Kenny opened the segment by reminding his audience it had been […]
Girl, 15, loses leg after being attacked by a shark while scalloping in 5ft-deep water in Florida
A teenage girl lost her leg after being attacked by a shark while she was scalloping in five-foot deep water and was saved by a family member who jumped in and beat the animal off her. The 15-year-old, whose has not been identified, was attacked near Grassy Island, off Keaton Beach in Taylor County. Her […]
Popular Cape Cod Beach Temporarily Closes After Great White Shark Sighting
Taking a swim in the ocean is a popular summertime activity in Cape Cod, but it is also a favorite spot for great white sharks. Beachgoers are warned to be on the lookout for great white sharks. Purple flags with a silhouette of a great white are flying to remind people of the danger as […]
I was mauled by great white shark – I survived by playing dead and was left with 18 tooth wounds across my chest
A DIVER was mauled by a great white shark and survived by playing dead and was left with 18 tooth wounds across his chest. Frank Logan was out sea snail hunting with friends when a great white bit into his torso and dragged him 16 feet through the ocean. The keen underwater diver, who was […]
Great white shark mauls man in fatal shark attack with clearly visible bites
Authorities suspect a fatal shark attack resulted in the death of a man. The unidentified man was discovered mauled on a beach in South Africa on Friday. Following the finding of the man’s body by a passerby at around 4.30 p.m., authorities speculated that he may have perished as a result of a shark attack. […]
Vicious eight-foot tiger shark kills a snorkeller and threatens Caribbean islanders
Residents of SAN ANDRES have vowed to kill an eight-foot tiger shark that murdered a snorkeler “before it kills them.” The frantic residents of the little Colombian island have gone out to sea in search of the vicious shark. Last week, the creature killed Italian Antonio Straccialini, 56, as he was swimming off the shore […]
Shark warning: Great Whites ‘more than likely’ swimming in UK waters – ‘They’re not pets’
GREAT WHITE sharks and other species of shark and fish could be lurking in UK waters due to the warmer temperatures being experienced across the country. According to a fisherman who runs boats off the Devonshire coast, it is “more than likely” that Great Whites could already be swimming in UK waters. Ashley Lane, a […]