Australia had more fatal shark attacks than anywhere in the world last year. Here’s why

Australia had more fatal shark attacks than anywhere in the world last year. Here’s why

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.

  • byLaura Chung

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Missing swimmer feared dead as state’s drowning toll breaks record

Missing swimmer feared dead as state’s drowning toll breaks record

A 20-year-old swimmer is feared dead after he was caught in a rip off a Mornington Peninsula beach on Sunday night.

  • byLachlan Abbott
Man’s body pulled from water at Sydney swimming spot,woman dies in boat accident
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Man’s body pulled from water at Sydney swimming spot,woman dies in boat accident

Emergency services were called to Kentlyn in the city’s south-west after the man went missing while swimming in the Georges River.

  • byChristopher Harris
Floating sauna rescues Tesla passengers after it plunged into a Norwegian fjord

Floating sauna rescues Tesla passengers after it plunged into a Norwegian fjord

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.

The deadly sharks becoming more common in Sydney waters

The deadly sharks becoming more common in Sydney waters

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.

  • byLaura Chung andAngus Dalton
‘We lost everybody’:Phillip Island drowning victims farewelled

‘We lost everybody’:Phillip Island drowning victims farewelled

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.

  • byLachlan Abbott
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Paramedic behind leaked photo of shark attack survivor’s leg

Paramedic behind leaked photo of shark attack survivor’s leg

NSW Ambulance confirmed a staff member was responsible for the breach of Lauren O’Neill’s privacy.

  • byJessica McSweeney andClare Sibthorpe
Why surfers and divers return to the water after a shark attack

Why surfers and divers return to the water after a shark attack

The “Jaws effect” seems to be abating,but it still fuels the fears of non-beachgoers.

  • byAngus Dalton
Hospital probes leaked photo of shark attack survivor’s leg

Hospital probes leaked photo of shark attack survivor’s leg

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.

  • byClare Sibthorpe
Shark diaries:Where did Lucy,Bruce and Paulie the bull sharks go this week?

Shark diaries:Where did Lucy,Bruce and Paulie the bull sharks go this week?

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.

  • byLaura Chung andNigel Gladstone
‘Shark attack! Shark attack’:The screams that spurred a medic into action

‘Shark attack! Shark attack’:The screams that spurred a medic into action

Fiona Crago says she’s no hero,but when her neighbour was mauled by a shark on Monday evening,her response was extraordinary.

  • byJordan Baker andAngus Thomson