There have been 687 unprovoked shark attacks in Australia since records began in 1700. In February, when the attack on Nellist took place, waters around Sydney are usually teaming with sharks.

Sydney Harbour is central to life in ... according to the International Shark Attack File. Most in Australia have occurred in New South Wales, home to the world’s largest shark tagging program.

Sydney, Australia — A shark bit and killed a 17-year-old girl swimming off an eastern Australian island on Monday, officials said, in the country's third reported fatal attack in just over five ...

There’s nothing scarier than a shark in the water. It’s the stuff nightmares are made of and has served as a potent horror ...

A woman in Australia was seriously injured Monday when she was attacked by a bull shark ... Sydney Opera House, New South Wales Minister for Agriculture Tara Moriarty told USA TODAY. The attack ...

Sydney, Australia — A shark bit and killed a 17-year-old girl swimming off an eastern Australian island on Monday, officials ...

The attack tore off his arm and part of his leg. In February 2022, a swimmer at a Sydney beach died after being attacked by what witnesses described as a 4 1/2-meter (15-foot) great white shark.

There have been several shark attacks around Australia this summer ... Last year a similar shark attack occurred at a much more urban Sydney Beach. Lauren O’Neill had taken a sunset dip in ...

A surfer’s leg that was severed by a shark attack on Tuesday later washed up ... small town about 400 kilometers (249 miles) north of Sydney. McKenzie tried to fight off the shark, which severed ...