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Shark drones make for a safer summer but no guarantees

A world-leading shark mitigation program can help with peace of mind heading into summer but is far from able to prevent all future attacks.

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Is flying a shark drone a boring job? Possibly – until suddenly it isn’t

Taha Kafil-Hussain flies a drone above Coogee beach. Mostly he zooms in on seaweed or turtles – but occasionally he spots a shark and clears the water

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Victim of shark attack shares how she survived great white encounter

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Sydney shark attack survivor says punching great white saved her life: ‘It was like fighting a dinosaur’

Leah Stewart, who lost her arm in attack at Coogee Beach in June, said thoughts of her daughter drove her to fight the animal

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Controversial measures to prevent another shark mauling

The weather's warming and the NSW government has announced measures to prevent another shark attack, a horror laid bare by the latest survivor.

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‘It was like fighting a dinosaur’: Sydney shark attack survivor recalls left hook that helped save her life

Leah Stewart, who was bitten while swimming at Coogee beach, says she asked herself ‘which limb am I willing to lose’ as she fought back

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Sydney shark attack survivor describes moment she came to face-to-face with ‘monster’

In her first media interview since the June incident, Leah Stewart, 34, says her thoughts while being bitten were of her one-year-old daughter

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Mum Mauled in Sydney Shark Attack Halts £280K Fund After 'Second Chance at Life

Sydney shark attack survivor Leah Stewart has closed her GoFundMe after she raised more than A$558,000 for her recovery.

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Shark attack survivor says thinking about daughter gave her strength to fight for life

Sydney schoolteacher Leah Stewart lost an arm after being attacked by a suspected great white shark in June

The Independent UK

‘I’ve got to fight it’: Sydney shark attack survivor Leah Stewart recalls facing a great white shark and the thought that kept her alive

Leah Stewart shares her harrowing experience of a great white shark attack at Coogee Beach, where she fought valiantly for her life while keeping her young daughter August in mind. Despite suffering severe injuries and facing multiple surgeries, including a significant amputation, the outpouring of compassion from around the globe…

The Economic Times

Shark attack victim can 'finally see light' in recovery

A young mother who was was left fighting for life after being mauled by a shark on a popular beach has spoken about her recovery for the first time in months.

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Hanson-Young says men should ‘call out’ boys’ club culture – as it happened

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A great white shark attacked a woman off Sydney; the paddleboarder who carried her to shore has now crossed 52km to win a world title in record time

Australian paddleboarder Charlie Verco won his fourth Molokai to Oahu world championship in Hawaii in record time, just weeks after rescuing a woman during a great white shark attack off Sydney's Coogee Beach. The trained surf lifesaver said a relaxed approach helped him break the previous course record by three…

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In June 2026, Charlie Verco rescued a woman from a great white shark; weeks later, he broke a world paddleboarding record

For most athletes, preparing for the world championship means just training, endurance and competition. But for Australian standup paddleboarder Charlie Verco, the weeks leading up to one of the biggest races of his career were anything but usual. According to The Guardian, in June 2026, Verco was involved in a…

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Paddleboarder who rescued woman from Coogee shark attack wins world title in record time

Charlie Verco, who rescued Leah Stewart in June, is ‘stoked’ to claim his fourth championship in Hawaii

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AI drones pegged to help protect beachgoers from sharks

Shark monitoring drones will fly up and down the coast year-round as one state looks to artificial intelligence to help protect swimmers from attacks.

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Shark victim no longer critical but needs more surgery

A woman attacked by a shark at Sydney's famed eastern beaches is awake and alert 11 days after she was mauled and lost an arm.

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Sydney shark attack survivor awake, alert and ‘remembers the whole event in detail’, brother says

Australian woman Leah Stewart no longer in critical condition but doesn’t yet have use of her hand

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Mom attacked by great white shark awakens from coma and says three simple words

"Everything so many of us have hoped and prayed for"

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Sydney mother gravely injured in shark attack utters first words after waking from coma

Leah Stewart’s brother says ‘this feels like a miracle’

The Guardian - AU

Sydney woman attacked by shark wakes briefly from coma to say three words

‘I love you,’ Leah Stewart told her mother and partner after coming out of a coma on Tuesday

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Shark victim's first words as fight for life continues

A woman attacked by a shark at Sydney's famed eastern beaches has uttered her first words after waking from a coma, about 10 days after sustaining injuries.

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NSW:Big swim-out show of solidarity for shark attack victim

A community reeling from a shark attack that left a woman in a critical condition has returned to the water in a show of support for her and her family.

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Big swim-out show of solidarity for shark attack victim

A community reeling from a shark attack that left a woman in a critical condition has returned to the water in a show of support for her and her family.

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A spate of shark bites has Australian ocean lovers on edge. People want to know why they’re rising

Warming ocean temperatures mean sharks are spending more time in high-population areas, yet shark net data shows no significant changes in numbers

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