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Fourth shark attack in Australia in 48 hours
AFP, Published on 20/01/2026
» SYDNEY - A shark bit a surfer at a beach in New South Wales on Tuesday, the fourth shark attack in the eastern state in just 48 hours, authorities said.
Australian surfs for 40 hours to smash world record
AFP, Published on 17/03/2023
» SYDNEY - Australian Blake Johnston on Friday shredded the world record for the longest surfing session, dodging swarms of jellyfish to ride hundreds of waves across 40 punishing hours.
Blind surfer Matt Formston: conquering the world's biggest waves
AFP, Published on 12/12/2022
» PISMO BEACH (UNITED STATES) - Matt Formston proudly shows off a photo of him surfing a liquid mountain off the Portuguese coast, where some of the biggest waves on the planet crash to shore. No matter that he can't see it because he is blind.
'Wipeout' surfboard drifts 8,000km from Hawaii to Philippines
AFP, Published on 21/09/2020
» MANILA: When big wave surfer Doug Falter lost his board in a wipeout in Hawaii, his best hope was for a local fisherman to pick it up. He never imagined it would be found more than 8,000 kilometres away in the southern Philippines.
Surfing's 'Indiana Jones' stages unlikely photoshoot to save planet
AFP, Published on 21/04/2020
» LONDON: It's a scene that seems almost surreal today -- adventure filmmaker Alison Teal paddle surfing along the River Thames in bubblegum-pink swimwear, fishing out plastic rubbish from the murky waters.
In South Africa, disabled surfers thrill at catching a wave
AFP, Published on 12/02/2019
» CAPE TOWN - Pamela Hansford whooped and threw out a thumbs-up as she glided past on a surfboard, propped up by her elbows.
Man wields surfboard to fight off shark in Australia
AFP, Published on 07/11/2018
» SYDNEY - A surfer fought off a shark with his board after being bitten in the leg on Wednesday on Australia's east coast, authorities said, just days after a swimmer died in another attack.