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  • Surfer Hospitalized After Fourth Shark Attack In NSW In 48 Hours | 10 News

    Jan 20, 2026

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    rokur
    in Nature

    There’s been another shark attack off the New South Wales Coast, the state’s fourth in less than 48 hours.

    A surfer camping at Point Plomer on the mid-north coast was bitten this morning by what’s believed to have been a bull shark and was taken to hospital by a bystander.

  • San Francisco Coyote Makes Rare Swim to Alcatraz Island | Action News Now

    Jan 20, 2026

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    rokur
    in Nature

    A coyote was seen swimming to Alcatraz Island, creating an unusual sight in the San Francisco Bay. Aidan Moore, a guest relations employee for Alcatraz, captured the moment on camera. Moore noticed the coyote paddling on Sunday afternoon before it reached the island’s southern shoreline.

  • Final Night Of the 2026 USA Swimming Pro Swim Series Austin in Five Minutes | Finals in Five | USA Swimming

    Jan 20, 2026

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Catch up on what you may have missed from night four at the USA Swimming Pro Swim Series in Austin.

  • Rescue Swimmer Saves Virginia Woman in Crash | WUSA9

    Jan 19, 2026

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    rokur
    in Safety

    A navy aviation rescue swimmer is being heralded a hero tonight after his quick actions and compassion saved the life of a woman in Virginia.

  • Thousands Of Chips Wash Up On Popular Beach | 10 News+

    Jan 19, 2026

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    rokur
    in Environment

    A sea of uncooked chips has washed up on a beach near Sussex, England, the latest slew of strange produce appearing on British shores. It comes after 16 containers fell from a ship during a storm weeks ago with more rubbish expected to continue to wash ashore.

  • St. Pete Frogman Swim Raising Money for Navy Seals | 10 Tampa Bay News

    Jan 19, 2026

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    rokur
    in Open Water, Winter Swimming

    The 2026 Frogman Swim in St. Pete raises money for the Navy Seals foundation.

  • Man Attacked by Shark in Third Incident in Two Days | ABC News

    Jan 19, 2026

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    rokur
    in Nature

    A man is believed to have suffered serious injuries in a shark attack at North Steyne Beach in Manly, Sydney, shortly after 6 PM on Monday. This is the third shark attack in Sydney in just over 24 hours, following a critical incident involving a 12-year-old boy at a harbour beach in Vaucluse on Sunday. Another boy narrowly escaped injury when his surfboard was bitten at Dee Why.

  • Some Australians Worry About Safety as Population of Apex Predator Crocodiles Grows | 60 Minutes

    Jan 19, 2026

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    rokur
    in Nature

    Saltwater crocodiles in Australia were pushed to near extinction. With populations growing after years of conservation efforts, some worry the law there protects deadly crocodiles instead of people.

  • Boy Fighting for Life After Being Mauled by Shark in Sydney | 9 News Australia

    Jan 19, 2026

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    rokur
    in Nature

    A 12-year-old boy remains in the fight of his life after being mauled by a suspected bull shark in Sydney Harbour.

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