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Shark attack at Broken Head

Shark attack off Broken Head By Saffron Howden | 30th July 2009 A 14-year-old surfer was thrown into the air and left with a graze and a punctured wetsuit after a shark made a bee-line for his board this morning near Byron Bay. The Northern Star understands the local boy, who was surfing off Broken […]

Beach closed after south coast shark attack – ABC News

A man was bitten on the leg while surfing near Crooked River on Seven Mile Beach at Gerroa, just before 9:00am (AEST). He was taken to Shoalhaven hospital where he received more than 50 stitches. But his injury was not regarded serious enough for him to be admitted overnight and he was discharged this afternoon. […]

RealSurf in the media (it’s all because of the sharks)

Your webmaster had a call from Sydney Morning Herald journalist Malcolm Knox yesterday, and ‘lo this morning he sees his casual quotes displayed in glorious black and light grey on the front page of said paper. (Always a thrill for a long time SMH subscriber!) Here’s Malcolm’s rather nicely formed lead… ANY serious surfer knows […]

Shark attack Avalon Sunday morning

According to the SMH, 15-year-old Andrew Lindop has come through surgery and is in good spirits. The bite, says the Herald went through to the bone. But the tourniquet applied by his father (see our original report below) and possibly the fact he was wearing a steamer, likely saved his life.   Best wishes for a […]

Another shark bite

A surfer has been bitten at Bondi. According to a report on ABC online. Apparently the attack occurred at around 730 pm. The Herald site says: A SURFER was injured on the hand and carried to shore by a friend on a surfboard tonight after the second shark attack in Sydney in two days. This […]