20 h. ago Surfer killed in Sydney shark attack performed heroic act in moments before death

Mercury Psillakis, 57, was fatally attacked by a shark at a Sydney beach on Saturday (September 6), the first deadly shark attack at the beach in more than 90 years

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23 h. ago Heroic final act of surfer moments before he was killed by shark in Sydney

Experienced surfer Mercury Psillakis, 57, was killed after being attacked by a shark at Dee Why Beach in Sydney on Saturday - the first fatal shark attack at Dee Why since 1934

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25 h. ago Mauled surfer Mercury Psillakis' heroic final act before he was killed by a five

Mercury 'Merc' Psillakis , 57, was bitten in half by a five-metre shark at Dee Why, on Sydney's Northern Beaches, just after 10am on Saturday.

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31 h. ago Dad screamed 'don't bite me' moments before being dismembered by shark

Mercury Psillakis, 57, suffered 'catastrophic injuries' after he was bitten by a shark near Sydney. A witness said they heard the surfer crying out during the attack

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38 h. ago Surfer killed in shark attack at Dee Why Beach is identified as loving husband and father

A surfer has died after being mauled by a shark in front of terrified beachgoers on Sydney's Northern Beaches.

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41 h. ago Surfer dad killed in Sydney shark attack day before Father’s Day

A shark mauled an experienced surfer to death at a Sydney beach, prompting several other nearby beach closures

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42 h. ago Fatal shark attack on Sydney beach as surfer's limbs ripped off

Mercuty Psillakis, 57, was reportedly pulled from the water by fellow surfers in a desperate bid to save his life at Dee Why Beach in Sydney shortly after 10am local time on Saturday (0.00am GMT).

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42 h. ago Great white shark kills surfer after he loses 'number of limbs' in horror attack

Surfer Mercury Psillakis, 57, was killed by a shark off the coast of Sydney in Australia today after being dragged to the beach by fellow surfers, and a massive search is now underway for the deadly predator

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44 h. ago Shark mauls surfer to death on popular beach prompting widespread closures

According to local media, experienced surfer Mercury Psillakis, 57, was reportedly pulled from the water at Dee Why Beach in Sydney following a terrifying shark attack

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45 h. ago Surfer killed in horror shark attack at Dee Why Beach is identified as loving husband and father

A surfer has died after being mauled by a shark in front of terrified beachgoers on Sydney's Northern Beaches.

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45 h. ago Surfer killed in horror shark attack at Dee Why Beach identified as husband and father

A surfer has died after being mauled by a shark in front of terrified beachgoers on Sydney's Northern Beaches.

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46 h. ago Surfer killed in attack by ‘large shark’ off northern Sydney beach

Two sections of a surfboard were retrieved and taken for examination, police say

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46 h. ago ‘A great tragedy’: man dies in shark attack near Dee Why on Sydney’s northern beaches

Beaches from Manly to Narrabeen closed after death of 57-year-old who leaves behind wife and childGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man has died near Dee Why on Sydney’s northern beaches after being bitten by what is believed to be a large shark, in what police have called “a great tragedy”.Shortly after 10am on Saturday, New South Wales emergency services were called to Long Reef beach following reports a man had suffered critical injuries. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago Man dies in shark attack near Dee Why on Sydney’s northern beaches

Man was brought to shore but died at the scene at Long Reef beach, NSW police sayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man has died near Dee Why, on Sydney’s northern beaches on Saturday after being bitten by what is believed to be a large shark.Shortly after 10am, New South Wales emergency services were called to Long Reef Beach following reports a man had suffered critical injuries. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Heroic moment rescue helicopter crew saves two teens trapped by incoming tide on treacherous cliff in dead of night

The youngsters had climbed down the precipice in daylight to reach the beach at Bude, Cornwall, last Saturday, but as darkness fell, the sea surged in and cut off their escape.

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1 week ago Watch moment sleeping woman rescued from burning house by heroic police officers

This is the moment that two police officers smashed their way into a burning building to save a sleeping woman from a house fire.

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