Family of Lauren O’Neill told ‘we believe a NSW Ambulance staff member was responsible’ for leak after St Vincent’s hospital launched investigation
A New South Wales ambulance staff member is responsible for leaking an image of a shark bite victim’s injuries from inside the hospital, the state’s health department has revealed.
NSW Ambulance said in a statement on Thursday afternoon it had apologised to the family of Lauren O’Neill over the incident.
Continue reading...California scientist and film-maker spot apparent pup – never before seen in the wild – in drone pictures
Researchers in California may have gotten the first ever look at a newborn great white shark, which they captured in drone images taken last summer.
The newborn animal has never before been spotted in the wild. But in July, the wildlife film-maker Carlos Gauna and Phillip Sternes, a biology doctoral student at the University of California, Riverside, glimpsed something unexpected in the waters near Santa Barbara on California’s central coast.
Continue reading...Man suffers leg wound less than two weeks after a boy was killed by a suspected great white shark on the Yorke Peninsula
A surfer has been flown to hospital after being bitten by a shark off the South Australian coast.
The 65-year-old man was bitten on the leg after a shark attack that occurred about 200m offshore near Elliston, on the SA west coast.
Continue reading...Authorities had begun hunting sharks after a series of attacks in 2023 and say they will appeal the decision
A court in New Caledonia’s capital Noumea has ordered authorities to stop culling sharks, a practice brought in after a series of attacks last year, one of which killed an Australian tourist.
The administrative court said that the systematic culls were “disproportionate in regard to the aim of protecting human life,” in a judgment made public on 28 December.
Continue reading...Man, identified in local media as Jason Carter, died in Maui after rescue attempt, police say
A shark attack has killed a man at a spot popular with swimmers and surfers in Hawaii despite a rescue attempt, local police said.
In a statement Maui police said a 39-year-old man had died after being brought back to shore by rescuers at a beach area off the Hana Highway in Paia on the island on Maui.
Continue reading...Khai Cowley, 15, was killed by a suspected great white shark off Ethel beach on the Yorke Peninsula
A teenage boy killed in a shark attack off the coast of South Australia has been remembered as a talented and dearly loved member of the surfing community.
The 15-year-old, identified by friends and a family member as Khai Cowley, was mauled by a suspected great white while surfing off the remote Ethel beach on the Yorke Peninsula west of Adelaide about 1.30pm on Thursday.
Continue reading...Body recovered from ocean off Dhilba Guuranda-Innes national park on the Yorke Peninsula
A teenage boy has died after a shark attack near Ethel Beach in South Australia, police say.
At 1.30pm on Thursday police received reports of a shark attack in Dhilba Guuranda-Innes national park, on the Yorke Peninsula.
Continue reading...Woman was reported to have just gotten married and the man paddleboarding with her as her groom
A shark attacked and killed a Boston newlywed off the coast of the Bahamas on Monday, according to authorities and reports.
Local police said the woman, 44, was bit by a shark at about 11.15am in New Providence. The woman was paddleboarding with a man at the time of the attack, presumed to be her husband.
Continue reading...Exclusive: Minns government forced to release photos as it pushes ahead with the same shark meshing program for coming season
Images of sea creatures including bleeding dolphins and drowned seals that died in shark nets along the New South Wales coastline last summer have been released by the state government as it pushes ahead with the same meshing program for the coming season.
The graphic Department of Primary Industries photos, obtained by a conservationist under information access laws, show animals that died after being caught in the nets at 10 different beaches between September 2022 and April this year.
Continue reading...Father-of-two Toby Begg, 44, is in a serious but stable condition in hospital following serious injuries ‘from his hip to calf and lower legs’
A surfer bitten by a great white shark at a Port Macquarie beach on Friday faces “many surgeries and has years of rehabilitation ahead of him”, his family has said as he recovers in hospital.
Father-of-two Toby Begg, 44, was attacked by the great white, estimated at 4m long, as he surfed at Lighthouse beach on Friday morning.
Continue reading...Police say the man reportedly tried to fight the shark for 30 seconds at Port Macquarie’s Lighthouse beach
A surfer at a New South Wales beach fought off a great white shark and swam back to shore while suffering from serious leg injuries, police say.
The 44-year-old man was in hospital in a critical condition on Friday night after he was bitten by a shark at Lighthouse beach at 10am in Port Macquarie in northern NSW.
Continue reading...Greens MP says it is ‘unacceptable’ that results not made public as Minns government faces calls to abandon nets
The New South Wales Department of Primary Industries has kept hidden the results of surveys it conducted to gauge community opinion on shark nets, as the government forges ahead with the controversial deterrence strategy.
The department has not published the surveys for the past two years and has not released the results to two upper house MPs, environmentalists and Sydney’s Randwick council despite their requests for them.
Continue reading...State government yet to make a decision as it seeks consultation, while Waverley mayor calls for ‘better options’
The debate over shark nets at Sydney’s beaches has resurfaced as several councils, including the one responsible for Bondi beach, push for a more modern way to protect swimmers this summer.
The nets are due to be in place at 51 beaches between Newcastle and Wollongong in less than five weeks. But the state government says it will not make a decision on whether the nets will be rolled out until it hears from eight coastal councils.
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Continue reading...Drones and personal watercraft among measures to protect beachgoers but expert calls for perspective over shark attack data
New York lifeguards are being trained to use drones and personal watercraft after recent shark bites off local beaches – but one shark expert believes such solutions lack specialist input.
Officials in New York’s Long Island say they are upgrading training after five people were reportedly bitten by sharks since Monday, including two minors.
Continue reading...Gabriel Barajas and Malea Tribble thought ‘it was all over for us’ – but marine expert suggests shark was merely being ‘inquisitive’
A pair of paddleboarders raising money for charity had a frightening encounter with a hammerhead shark that circled them near Florida’s coast – and the entire incident was caught on video.
Gabriel Barajas and Malea Tribble were paddling from Florida to the Bahamas, an 80-mile journey, to raise money for cystic fibrosis awareness, WJZY reported.
Continue reading...Authorities close off 46-mile stretch of coastline after man attacked by tiger shark near Hurghada
A Russian man has died after being mauled by a shark off one of Egypt’s Red Sea resorts, Egyptian and Russian authorities have said.
Egypt’s environment ministry said the man was killed on Thursday after being attacked by a tiger shark in the waters near the city of Hurghada. Authorities closed off a 46-mile (74km) stretch of the coastline, announcing it would remain off-limits until Sunday.
Continue reading...Ella Reed was bitten in the stomach, arm, knee and finger after attack from probable bull shark, but plans to return to the water
A 13-year-old girl escaped a shark attack at a Florida beach Thursday by punching the aggressive, predatory creature.
The teen, Ella Reed, told South Florida’s Local 10 News, was sitting in waist-deep water, alongside a friend, when she was struck by intense, sharp pain.
Continue reading...The search for the surfer continues after paramedics were called to Walkers Rock Beach near Elliston on Saturday morning
A man is missing and believed to have died after being bitten by a shark on the west coast of the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia.
South Australia Police have confirmed that a 46-year old man was surfing when he was attacked by a shark, and is now missing.
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Continue reading...Historian Dan Snow pleads for person to come forward who removed head from animal washed up on Lepe beach
An appeal has been launched to recover the head of a rare smalltooth sand tiger shark after the fish was washed up on a Hampshire beach.
The 2 metre (6ft) long shark was initially found on Lepe beach on Friday.
Continue reading...Chris Davis died after being bitten multiple times by a shark while swimming at Chateau Royal beach south of Nouméa
The family of a Sydney man killed in a shark attack while visiting a busy New Caledonia beach is mourning their “beloved” husband and father.
Chris Davis, a 59-year-old software engineer and triathlete, was swimming 150 metres from chateau Royal beach just south of Nouméa on Sunday when a shark bit him several times, according to reports.
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