The data,published by the University of Florida’s International Shark Attack File,found that surfers were slightly more prevalent in the data than people swimming or wading.
A 20-year-old swimmer is feared dead after he was caught in a rip off a Mornington Peninsula beach on Sunday night.
Emergency services were called to Kentlyn in the city’s south-west after the man went missing while swimming in the Georges River.
With only towels around their waists,patrons aboard a floating sauna in a Norwegian fjord rescued the two occupants of the car as it sank.
Tiger sharks and bull sharks are swimming further along the NSW coast as ocean temperatures increase,expanding their range south and coming closer to shore.
Ankur Chhabra said his late nephew,niece,sister and sister-in-law were wading in knee-high water before they died in Victoria’s deadliest drowning incident since 2005.
NSW Ambulance confirmed a staff member was responsible for the breach of Lauren O’Neill’s privacy.
The “Jaws effect” seems to be abating,but it still fuels the fears of non-beachgoers.
St Vincent’s Hospital has launched an investigation into a leaked,sensitive photo of Lauren O’Neill’s injured leg that was taken inside the emergency department.
Tracking sharks isn’t just to let us know when these fearsome predators are close by – it offers a glimpse of daily lives spent cruising hundreds of kilometres of ocean.
Fiona Crago says she’s no hero,but when her neighbour was mauled by a shark on Monday evening,her response was extraordinary.