Saturday 15 May, 2021
The incident occurred at Waihi Beach, a popular tourist spot.
The 29-year-old said he had been enjoying a “normal days surfing”.
It is the eighth shark attack death in Australia this year, the worst toll for over 90 years.
The man repeatedly punched a shark until it released his wife’s leg.
Californian woman Jordan Lindsay (21) was snorkeling with her family when she was attacked by the predators.
A man in his 20s was bitten on his thigh in the latest attack.
A girl and a woman are in a critical condition.
It’s the first fatal shark attack in the state in over 80 years.
“First bloke” Clarke Gayford hosts a fishing show.
A man in his 30s managed to make his way back to shore after suffering leg injuries.
A group of scientists spent several weeks diving with whale sharks in the Galapagos Islands.
25-year-old Charlie Fry was surfing in New South Wales when the attack happened.
Sarah Williams, 15, was thrown into the air and landed in the water.
Kerri-Ann Boylan and her students had a close encounter with a shark on Sunday morning.
Police said there were certain “grey areas” in the law that need to be ironed out.
‘Will there ever be a boy born who can swim as fast as a shark?’
While blue sharks mostly feed on fish, they have attacked swimmers in some rare instances.
“The pectoral fin of the shark hit me on the forearm and spun me round,” fisherman Terry Selwood said.
Laeticia Brouwer was surfing with her father when she was attacked.
The girl was surfing with her father when she was attacked.
Mick Fanning fought off the shark during a competition back in 2015.
Some beaches in the Kurnell area have now been closed to swimmers.
The attack happened last year in New South Wales.
The shark was probably born sometime between 1500 and 1740 with the most likely birth year 1620.
Meanwhile, Rory Best was determined to redefine the phrase ‘farmer’s tan’.
The kitesurfer said he thought he was going to die.
The surfer is in a critical condition.
“All hell broke loose,” during the attack at a southern Perth beach, according to a witness.
Witnesses said people were bothering the shark.
It appears that the shark swallowed its victim whole.
The shark died after fishermen sprayed it with fresh water and bashed it on the nose with a wooden bat.
“It’s the biggest I’ve ever seen … the photo really doesn’t do it justice.”
It is the second attack on the Great Barrier Reef in four days.
There were four shark attacks in Queensland in 2015.
Coast guard rescuers were trying to get to the man from a helicopter at the time.
Drone technology is being deployed to help track the movement of sharks off Australia’s beaches.
It’s the latest in a string of similar incidents off the country’s east coast.
Beaches remained closed yesterday after the attack which came just weeks after two others were mauled at a nearby region.
Kaley Szarmack ran back in the water to save a six-year-old girl.
