New technology to help detect sharks is scheduled to be rolled out on Randwick City beaches within weeks, but experts say it is too little — and for attack victim Simon Nellist it is too late.
The shark which fatally attacked a swimmer could be long gone and may have been lured in if people were fishing nearby, experts have claimed.
A marine biologist has revealed why there could be more sharks in the water near the Little Bay shoreline and what could be done to prevent a similar “freak” incident happening again.
Beaches across the eastern suburbs will be closed today after Sydney’s first fatal shark attack in 60 years.
Fatal attacks are rare but Victoria and Tasmania have both suffered great tragedy and many believe that a shark is what claimed the life of prime minister Harold Holt. Check out where sharks attack in both states.
Victorian surfer Marcel Brundler single-handedly fought off a 4m white pointer after it chomped into him and his board and dragged him under. But you won’t believe his injuries.
Shark attack numbers are surging in Australia with 2020 the most deadly year on record since 1929. In a weekend special we profile our most dangerous waters and what it really is like to be attacked.
A surfer attacked by a large shark in WA’s north less than three weeks after a man was killed at the same beach thought he’d bumped onto his mate.
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