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  • Surfer Saved by Rapid Blood Transfusion After Shark Attack | 7NEWS

    Jan 20, 2026

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    A surfer mauled by a shark at Manly is expected to survive after receiving life-saving blood in a rapid roadside transfer at Spit Bridge, as NSW records an unprecedented four shark attacks in less than 48 hours.

  • 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
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    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
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    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.

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