53 h. ago 'Gentle giant' surfer in horror shark attack pictured for first time after 'screams heard on beach'

Steven Payne, 37, had been visiting Australia when he was attacked while surfing - bystanders who witnessed the attack described hearing screams before a surfboard returned to shore

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3 d. ago Shark attack horror as drone footage captures missing surfer being killed at Australian beach

Horrified bystanders reported hearing screams shortly before Steven Jeffrey Payne, 37, from Melbourne, disappeared - after being dragged away by a shark in a horrifying attack

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6 d. ago Horror shark attack leaves woman fighting for life after having huge chunk bitten off leg

A 57-year-old woman was airlifted to hospital after she was savagely bitten by a shark in Bundeena, near Sydney, and was dragged from the water by a brave couple who answered her screams

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2 w. ago Tourist 'torn to pieces' by shark in horror holiday hotspot attack as pal also drowns

A man was reported missing after going for a dive off the coast of a popular tourist spot, only to be discovered hours later with parts of his body torn apart after a savage shark attack

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2 w. ago Shark attack horror as tourists die with diver's arm torn off and another drowns

"We had a difficult time recovering one of the divers because there were sharks circling around the body... their right hand was missing."

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2 w. ago Shark attack horror at Australia holiday hotspot as tourist airlifted to hospital after bite

A swimmer at the Tangalooma Wrecks off Moreton Island, in Queensland, Australia, was rushed to hospital with abdominal and leg injuries when he was bitten by a shark

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3 w. ago Tragic reason 157 false killer whales beached themselves and it's heartbreaking

EXCLUSIVE: More than 150 false killer whales have been euthanised after a mass stranding on a remote beach in Tasmania, Australian, earlier this week – a marine expert fears they may have followed each other to their grisly end

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3 w. ago Video: Mass stranding sees more than 150 false killer whales wash up on Australian beach

More than 150 false killer whales — a species of dolphin — lay on a remote beach in Australia's island state of Tasmania in a mass stranding event on Wednesday, 19 February.

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3 w. ago Slaughter of the gentle giants: 90 false killer whales are to be euthanised after mass stranding on remote Australian beach

Tasmanian authorities said there were 136 survivors on Wednesday morning, down from 157. That assessment was then revised down to 90 within a few hours.

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