A man was killed by a shark Sunday while diving near Esperance off the coast of Western Australia state.
The attack happened as the man was diving from a boat at Cull Island off Esperance just after 1 p.m. His body has not been found.
The Department of Primary Industries confirmed the attack, saying “a man received fatal injuries after being bitten by a reported white shark.â€
Police said a woman aboard the boat had been treated for shock.
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On 60 Minutes, Allison Langdon experiences the unique chance travelers and scientists are sharing in the Pacific – to swim with humpback whales.
We are proud to launch the ‘Swim Against Loneliness’: an event which will take place in two phases.
The first will involve all the children currently taking swimming lessons at Queens Park Sports Club (some 2,000 in total) who will be going for their certificates during the week of Saturday 6th June. The second will be aimed at adults and will take place either on Saturday 6th or Sunday 7th June. The Sports and Volunteer Centres’ Management teams are currently working through the details to maximize participation at this valuable and exciting event.
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It was a gift with some awful strings attached.
Toward the end of his sophomore year at Ohio State University, then-star swimmer Derek de Jong discovered that he was a lock for one of just a dozen spots in the school’s prestigious exercise science program — and that the team physician, Richard Strauss, had made it happen.
De Jong said he had not even considered applying because his grades were nothing special and this was a highly competitive program.
“Strauss found out that I was interested in medicine,†de Jong told NBC News. “He intervened on my behalf without my request.â€
But Strauss wanted something in return, he said.
“When I got in he congratulated me and asked, ‘When do you want to repay me for it?’†de Jong said.De Jong said he knew what Strauss was after.
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Olivia Peoples is on the swimming team at Nease High School. Olivia is a three time Florida state swimming individual champion, in the National Honor Society and the Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society. She is a role model to younger swimmers in both her school and the Bolles Club team. Olivia recently committed to the University of Florida and currently has sa 4.5 GPA.
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Pizza Pi is the whimsical invention of Sasha Bouis, an MIT-educated mechanical engineer turned boat captain, and Tara Bouis, a teacher turned award-winning yacht chef. The American couple spent two years restoring an abandoned boat, adding a double-brick-lined pizza oven, hood ventilation, and solar panels. Throughout the day, boats pull up to the floating pizzeria, tie up, and enjoy the freshly made pizza passed from the kitchen window. The restaurant also offers delivery with their dinghy, which doubles as a small dining area when the occasional swimmer arrives.
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A survivor of fatal Alaska crab boat tragedy said the crew went from “sleeping to swimming in about 10 minutes†as rough seas and icing threatened to sink their boat.
“On the 31st we just started listing really hard on the starboard side,†Dean Gribble Jr. said in a YouTube video he said he posted to answer some questions about what happened. “From sleeping to swimming was about 10 minutes. It happened really fast. Everybody was trying to get out. Everybody was doing everything they could and it was just really a (expletive) situation.â€
Gribble said they faced 20-foot seas, 40-mph winds and icy conditions.
“I’ve fished for 20 years, I know that you do not make it,†he said. “Everybody can die in those situations and I knew that’s what we were going into. We were in the raft for about five hours.â€
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