Shark mauls woman in rare Sydney Harbour attack
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A shark mauled a woman swimmer in the first attack in Sydney Harbour in 15 years, officials said Tuesday, sending her to hospital with a "serious" leg injury. The predator struck Monday evening as the woman swam off a wharf at Elizabeth Bay, less than two kilometres (1.2 miles) from Sydney Opera House, police said. The woman suffered a "serious injury to her right leg", New South Wales police said in a statement.
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Shark mauls woman in rare Sydney Harbour attack. (2024, January 31). Manila Bulletin, p. 4.
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