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A missing surfer in Australia is believed dead in a shark attack, police say

Jan. 03, 2025 05:07 AM EST

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A surfer missing in Australia is believed to have died in a shark attack, authorities said Friday, as they searched the waters where the man disappeared. The 28-year-old was in the sea at a popular surf beach in South Australia where another man was...

Shark bites 61-year-old Maui surfer, completely severing his leg below the knee

Nov. 02, 2024 00:17 AM EDT

WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — A shark bit a Maui surfer Friday and severed his leg, authorities said. The man, 61, was surfing off Waiehu Beach Park Friday morning when a shark bit him. Police officers who arrived to the scene first tried to control the bleeding with tourniquets. His...