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WA spear fisher films being dragged by tiger shark
Two people spearfishing off WA's coast south of Exmouth have filmed a close encounter with a tiger shark.
Jasmine Warneford and Sam Anderson were staying at Red Bluff campground, popular for surfing and diving, when a tiger shark stole their catch.
The shark then tried to bite Anderson, who was prodding it away with his spear gun, before darting away and inadvertently dragging Warneford with it, who was attached to a float line which the shark got tangled in as it made its escape.
Anderson rushed towards her as she was dragged underwater for about 10 metres before Warneford managed to cut the line with a knife in her weight belt.
Watch the vision of the encounter below:
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Good morning readers, welcome to our live news blog for Wednesday, April 30.
Making headlines today is the story of a Perth family burnt by a building company's collapse – twice.
In 2021, Cara Godwin and her husband Jason employed Modco Residential – the building company helmed by glamour couple Yusuf Khan and Cynthia Lu who left behind a trail of shattered hopes, unpaid bills, and unanswered questions when the empire crumbled within years.
The Godwins picked themselves up and brought in Ultimo Constructions, then thought of as one WA's best boutique builders.
Fast forward a year – and through 'many delays, money wasted, numerous emails and calls' – and all the family has is a concrete slab after the company collapsed last month.
Sarah Brookes has the full story. You can read all about it here.
Speaking of the state of housing, a new report reveals anyone on JobSeeker, youth allowance or the disability pension was totally locked out of every single private rental in WA.
Anglicare WA's Rental Affordability Snapshot looked at the 3523 private rentals available on March 15 and 16 and found the median rental cost was up 5 per cent from last year to $680 per week.
Of these houses, there were none affordable for people living with government income support – including single rooms.
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