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Surfer loses arm in shark attack in Australia

A man had part of his arm torn off by a suspected great white shark while surfing off the coast of Western Australia on Thursday, officials said.

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Teenage surfer bitten by small shark in Australia

A teenage girl sustained minor wounds when she was bitten by a small shark on Friday while surfing off the Australian east coast, police said.

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Australian teen killed in shark attack

Australian officials are hunting for a shark that killed a teenager off Australia's southwest coast.

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Surfer killed after shark bites off legs in Australia

SYDNEY — A Japanese national died Monday after a shark tore off his legs while he was surfing off Australia’s east coast, not far from the area where another surfer was mauled by a shark a day earlier,...

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Shark attacks badly injure two teens in US

WASHINGTON, United States – A teenage girl had part of her arm torn off and a boy was also badly injured in separate shark attacks in a North Carolina seaside town on Sunday, officials and US media...

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Why shark attacks increase? More people in water

PORTLAND, Maine–Federal wildlife protections are helping sharks rebound, but they aren’t the sole reason for the uptick in encounters between sharks and humans. Expanding human populations and growing...

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Man mauled by shark in Australia

A man was attacked by a shark on Australia's east coast Thursday, close to where a Japanese surfer was killed earlier this year, rescue officials said.

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Surf pro fights off South Africa shark attack on live TV

An Australian surfing champion fought back against a shark attack on live television during a competition in South Africa on Sunday, escaping from the terrifying scene without injury.

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Shark attack surfer hails ‘warrior’ mate who came to rescue

Australian surf champion Mick Fanning has paid tribute to "warrior" mate Julian Wilson for rushing to help as a shark attacked him, while signaling he wants to eventually return to the waves.

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Dad killed by shark while diving with daughter off Tasmania

A man was killed by a shark on Saturday off the Australian island state of Tasmania while diving with his daughter, media reported.

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Diver killed by shark in Australia as daughter watches

SYDNEY, Australia – A diver was killed by a shark Saturday while hunting scallops off the coast of Australia as his daughter watched helplessly, shocking locals in an area not known for such attacks....

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Shark attack? Misamis Or. fishers ‘saw’ sharks eating human remains

Beachgoers in El Salvador City and Opol town, Misamis Oriental are staying away from the beach after fishermen reported seeing sharks feeding on unidentified human remains some 10 kilometers off the...

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Australian beaches closed after latest shark attack

Several beaches on Australia's east coast remained closed Sunday after a bodyboarder was seriously hurt in a shark attack, just weeks after two others were badly mauled at a nearby region.

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Boy in stable condition after Australian shark attack

An 11-year-old boy was in a stable condition in hospital on Wednesday after he was mauled by a shark on the Great Barrier Reef off the Australian east coast, officials said.

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2015 sets record for most shark attacks, with 98 worldwide

Experts say 2015 saw a record-setting 98 unprovoked shark attacks worldwide, including 30 in Florida alone.

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Shark attack brings rare whale to shore

A 500-kilogram Longman’s beaked whale (Indopacetus pacificus), one of the rarest whale species, has been found dead on the shoreline of General Nakar town in Quezon province.

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Woman rushed to hospital with shark stuck to arm

A woman in the US state of Florida was rushed to a hospital Sunday after being bitten by a shark -- with the whole animal still clutching on to her right arm, local media reported.

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Surfer loses leg in shark attack off west Australia

PERTH, Australia — A shark tore a 29-year-old surfer's leg off Tuesday at an Australian west coast beach, officials said.

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Surfer is third Australian shark attack victim in a month

SYDNEY, Australia — A surfer sustained minor injuries on Monday in the third shark attack off New South Wales state north of Sydney in a month, a witness said. The surfer’s injuries were “not that...

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Shark attacks 65-year-old surfer in Australia

A man suffered foot and arm injuries after being attacked by a shark while surfing off Australia's east coast on Thursday, authorities said.

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Fish drags Aussie into shark-infested waters

A man has survived for hours in cold, shark-infested waters after being dragged out of his boat as he struggled to land a large fish in Australia, rescuers said Wednesday.

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Family witnesses shark killing teenage daughter off Australia

A 17-year-old girl has died after being mauled by a shark in full view of her parents on Australia's southwest coast, authorities said Tuesday.

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Teen kayaker says shark attack was like everything in ‘Jaws’

ADELAIDE, Australia — A massive great white shark was thrashing in the water on top of an upended kayak. But an Australian dad couldn’t see his daughter. In a matter of seconds, 15-year-old Sarah...

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Shark kills US tourist off remote Costa Rican island

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Authorities in Costa Rica say a U.S. woman is dead after a shark attacked her at a diving spot off the coast of the Isla del Coco island.

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New York officials confirm shark attack off Fire Island

Officials have confirmed one of two children bitten in the leg off New York's Fire Island was bitten by a shark.

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Surfer bitten by shark in latest Australia attack

A surfer was bitten on the leg by a shark off a beach on Australia's west coast Sunday, the latest in a spate of recent attacks that saw another man killed.

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Australia surf lesson turns bloody after shark attack

News, Australia, shark attack, Seven Mile Beach, New South Wales, Whitsunday Islands, surfing lessons, coastline

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Shark bites child in US, third in a month in same state

North Carolina experienced three shark attacks this month, home to popular vacation spots including the Outer Banks area.

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Shark bites 2 British men on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

CANBERRA, Australia — A shark bit off a British tourist’s foot and mauled another British tourist’s leg on Tuesday as the men snorkeled on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, officials said. The men aged...

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Teenage surfer killed by shark, 2nd in Australia in a week

SYDNEY — A 17-year-old surfer died Saturday when he was mauled by a shark, the second fatal attack in a week, and at least the fifth in Australia this year. Police said the teenager was surfing at...

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Kid loses arm, 4 others injured in Egypt shark attack

A 12-year-old boy and his mother, both Ukrainian tourists, suffered from a rare shark attack in Egypt that led to the child losing his arm. The two were immediately taken to the Sharm International...

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Sydney beaches close after first fatal shark attack in 60 years

SYDNEY — Several beaches in Sydney, including the iconic Bondi and Bronte, were shut down on Thursday after a swimmer was killed in a shark attack, the first such fatality at the city’s beaches in...

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Second woman killed in shark attack in Egypt’s Red Sea

CAIRO — Two women were killed in shark attacks in Egypt’s Red Sea, south of the city of Hurghada, the Egyptian Ministry of Environment said on Sunday. Two sources told Reuters that the body of a...

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Sharks frequent waters near crowded urban beaches, study finds

Beachgoers in some urban areas are probably swimming near sharks without realizing it, according to a University of Miami study that tracked their movements off the southern Florida coast. As part of...

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Missing Australian man presumed dead after shark attack

SYDNEY — A surfer missing since being attacked by a shark off the southern coast of Australia at the weekend is “presumed dead”, police said Monday, as a search turned up fragments of wetsuit-like...

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Three rescued after sharks attack inflatable yacht off Australian coast

SYDNEY — Three people on board an inflatable catamaran in the Coral Sea off the northeast coast of Australia have been rescued after the vessel was damaged from several shark attacks, the Australian...

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Search on for missing swimmer after possible shark attack in Northern California

POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE, California — Authorities searched a remote section of California’s Point Reyes National Seashore on Monday for a swimmer missing since a possible shark attack during the...

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US woman killed in shark attack in Bahamas

An American woman died after she was attacked by a shark while paddle boarding in The Bahamas on Monday, police said. The woman, who was in her 40s and visiting from Boston, was with a male relative...

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Shark kills teenage boy in South Australia

SYDNEY, Australia — A shark attacked and killed a 15-year-old boy at a remote surfing spot in South Australia, police said Friday. The marine predator struck Thursday afternoon near Ethel Beach on the...

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Shark attacks woman swimming in Sydney Harbor

SYDNEY — A woman swimmer was seriously injured in a shark attack in Sydney Harbor and had been taken to the hospital in a stable condition, authorities said on Tuesday. Emergency services were called...

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