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Coogee shark attack survivor loses arm, family pay tribute
The family of Leah Stewart, 35, say they have been “shocked and devastated” by the attack on the young mother and ocean lover.
- Riley Walter
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How an AI-powered early shark warning system could protect Sydney beaches
An alert system using autonomous drones to detect sharks could be in place by summer, scientists say.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons and Max Maddison
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Shark bites are becoming more common – but a cull won’t work
With Saturday’s shark attack and a horror summer, it is hard as an ocean-loving Sydneysider not to feel under siege.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Dog swims almost one kilometre to island off NSW coast
The dog played “hide and seek” with rescuers after it was spotted on a small island off the NSW South Coast.
- Daniel Lo Surdo
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Rock fisherman dies at dangerous headland on Central Coast
The man clung to an Esky as a friend tried to rescue him, but he couldn’t be saved.
- Angus Dalton
The phone rang at 5.40pm. It became ‘the darkest night’ in these marine rescuers’ history
With a yacht in distress on one of Australia’s most treacherous coastal bar crossings, Marine Rescue NSW rushed to respond. It is now mourning two of its members.
- Jack Gramenz
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Hero volunteers killed in northern NSW yacht rescue identified
Bill Ewen and Frank Petsch died when their rescue boat capsized off the South Ballina breakwall. A man, believed to have been on the yacht, was also found dead.
- Jack Gramenz, Sarah McPhee and Emily Kaine
Child in critical condition after being pulled from water
A girl is fighting for her life after almost drowning on the Gold Coast – one of several emergencies at the start of the Easter long weekend.
- Cameron Atfield
After swimming 12 hours non-stop, Quinn knew it was ‘the beginning of the end’
The Bondi lifeguard is more used to hauling swimmers out of trouble, but was himself pulled from the water after “uncontrolled vomiting” during his record-breaking swim.
- Julie Power and Jack Gramenz
The state’s surf clubs are struggling, and sausage sizzles won’t cut it any more
About two-thirds of NSW surf clubs need upgrades, repairs or new buildings as they near the end of their lives. These are the challenges they face.
- Julie Power