Shark attacks

A surfer who survived a great white attack in Australia is said to be lucky to be alive.

The attack near Cable Beach is the eighth fatal shark attack in Australian waters this year.

Margot Dukes-Eddy dived into the water to save her husband "without hesitation", police say.

Surfer Nick Slater is the first victim of a fatal shark attack on the city's beaches in 62 years.

A husband leapt on to the shark as it attacked his wife off Port Macquarie, New South Wales.

A retired New York fashion executive with a "zest" for life dies in a rare shark attack near Portland.

Nearby by surfers rushed to his aid but first aid efforts on the beach failed to save his life.

The 36-year-old was bitten on the leg in waters near Queensland's popular Fraser Island.

The surfer was brought back to the New South Wales beach by "heroic" boarders but died of his wounds.

The authorities on Reunion Island say Richard Turner is thought to have died on Saturday.

The 44-year-old man is feared to have been killed in a shark attack after he went snorkelling on holiday.

Alistair Raddon's foot was severed while he was swimming in Queensland, Australia.

The tourists from Southampton and Plymouth suffer serious leg and foot wounds in the attack.

Jordan Lindsey, 21, was attacked while snorkelling off the coast of Rose Island with her family.

The 17-year-old girl suffered severe injuries to her hands and legs from the attack, officials say.

Local authorities are calling for vigilance in the sea as they warn of the threat of bull sharks.