Thankfully,the woman whose leg was mauled on Monday night will survive. Over the centuries,the outcome has been much more horrific.
Sea temperatures above 25 degrees and a cleaner Sydney Harbour may be factors in the suspected bull shark attack at Elizabeth Bay on Monday night.
Lauren O’Neill,who was bitten by a shark in Elizabeth Bay on Monday night,had recently bought in the area and is no stranger to the harbour.
The woman,in her 20s,suffered severe injuries in a shark attack in Sydney’s eastern suburbs on Monday evening.
Recent tragedies have triggered calls for more action on safety,but more warning signs alone are unlikely to be enough to keep people out of dangerous waters.
The families of the four people who died in Victoria’s worst drowning tragedy in almost 20 years say the huge loss has “left a void” in their lives.
Distraught relatives and friends of the deceased gathered in the car park near the scene of the tragedy on Wednesday evening.
Adults,not children,must be the focus of Australia’s water safety messaging,experts have warned,as more Australians visit unpatrolled locations.
Two drowned at beaches along the Bass Coast,while a body was retrieved by water police in South Gippsland. Another man was found dead in a Melbourne creek.
The revelation that most children cannot swim well enough to save themselves must be recognised as a matter of life and death by governments.
Shane Gould says forced immersion – dunking – of children in swimming classes can cause a lifelong fear of the water and undermine swimming skills.