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Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Daily Mirror
Terrifying moment 13ft great white shark pounces on surfer and slices board in half
Brad Ross is lucky to be alive after a 13ft great white shark pounced on him while surfing at Cabarita Beach in New South Wales on Monday morning This is the remarkable moment a surfer walks away unscathed after a terrifying 13ft shark breaks his surfboard in half. Brad Ross is lucky to be alive after the predator pounced on him while surfing at Cabarita Beach in New South Wales on Monday morning. In terrifying footage, Ross can be seen thrashing around in the sea before being submerged underneath. He managed to resurface and quickly head back to land after the great white narrowly avoided attacking him. Luckily, his surfboard was the only thing damaged after a huge chunk was bitten by the shark. Ross returned to the shore and showed shocked onlookers how the predator had broken his surfboard in half. It comes as a giant shark was spotted prowling a popular tourist as holidaymakers were forced to evacuate. Officials at Surf Live Saving said the beach had been closed following the shocking attack. A spokesperson said: "Just after 8am this morning the Surf Life Saving NSW State Operations Centre was alerted to an incident at the unpatrolled Cabarita Beach which was called in through Triple 0. "The surfer is unharmed. Australian Lifeguard Service lifeguards were tasked and immediately worked with Council to close the beach and put up signage to warn the public not to enter the water." It comes as a holidaymaker was airlifted to a US hospital on Sunday after he was savagely attacked by a shark while spearfishing in the Bahamas, according to authorities. The 63-year-old tourist from America was attacked shortly after 1pm local time near Big Grand Cay on the island of Abaco, as per a statement shared on the Royal Bahamas Police Force's Facebook page. The man sustained serious injuries and was initially taken to a local clinic before being airlifted. According to the International Shark Attack File (ISAF), there have been 34 unprovoked shark attacks in the Bahamas since 1580, equating to roughly one attack every 13 years. Although shark sightings can be relatively frequent in parts of the US and Caribbean, statistics show that the likelihood of being bitten is low. The US was the site of 28 of last year's shark attacks, spread across six states. Florida, known for its extensive coastline and warm waters, was the hotspot for half of all U.S. attacks, making human-shark encounters more frequent. Australia recorded nine shark bites last year, while 10 other countries or territories each reported one incident.
Yahoo
21-04-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Nine-year-old dies as Australia weekend drowning toll rises to seven
A nine-year-old boy who got trapped between rocks at a New South Wales beach on Sunday has become the seventh person to drown in Australia over the Easter weekend. The majority of deaths were caused by strong swells washing people into the ocean from rocks. Two people remain missing. Steven Pearce, the CEO of Surf Live Saving in New South Wales, where most of the fatalities occurred, told the ABC it was the "worst" spate of drownings on record for the Easter long weekend. "It has just been horrendous on a weekend that's supposed to be joyous and religious," Pearce told the Sydney Morning Herald. Emergency teams were able to retrieve the boy at South West Rocks, about 400 kilometres north of Sydney, but he died at the scene. Earlier on Sunday, a helicopter spotted a father and son floating in the water near Wattamolla Beach, south of Sydney. The 14-year-old son was resuscitated, but the father was later pronounced dead. Meanwhile, Police in Victoria are continuing to search for a 41-year-old man who went missing near San Remo on Friday. Surf Live Saving New South Wales said it has carried out more than 150 rescues since Good Friday. Mr Pearce said a "perfect combination" of high temperatures, the holiday weekend, and dangerous ocean swells across much of New South Wales and Victoria caused the spike in deaths. Although conditions are set to improve on Monday, authorities urged those visiting the coastline to exercise caution. Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese expressed sympathy to the victims' families. "Please, everyone, be careful. Families in particular, be careful of your kids," he said. According to Royal Life Saving Australia, 323 people drowned across the country in the year to June 2024. That figure includes those who died in rivers and creeks, as well as beaches. Nearly 40% of the deaths were recorded in New South Wales.
BBC News
21-04-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
Nine-year-old dies as Australia weekend drowning toll rises to seven
A nine-year-old boy who got trapped between rocks at a New South Wales beach on Sunday has become the seventh person to drown in Australia over the Easter majority of deaths were caused by strong swells washing people into the ocean from rocks. Two people remain Pearce, the CEO of Surf Live Saving in New South Wales, where most of the fatalities occurred, told the ABC it was the "worst" spate of drownings on record for the Easter long weekend."It has just been horrendous on a weekend that's supposed to be joyous and religious," Pearce told the Sydney Morning Herald. Emergency teams were able to retrieve the boy at South West Rocks, about 400 kilometres north of Sydney, but he died at the on Sunday, a helicopter spotted a father and son floating in the water near Wattamolla Beach, south of Sydney. The 14-year-old son was resuscitated, but the father was later pronounced Police in Victoria are continuing to search for a 41-year-old man who went missing near San Remo on Live Saving New South Wales said it has carried out more than 150 rescues since Good Pearce said a "perfect combination" of high temperatures, the holiday weekend, and dangerous ocean swells across much of New South Wales and Victoria caused the spike in conditions are set to improve on Monday, authorities urged those visiting the coastline to exercise prime minister Anthony Albanese expressed sympathy to the victims' families. "Please, everyone, be careful. Families in particular, be careful of your kids," he to Royal Life Saving Australia, 323 people drowned across the country in the year to June 2024. That figure includes those who died in rivers and creeks, as well as beaches. Nearly 40% of the deaths were recorded in New South Wales.
