Charlie Verco
Coverage of Charlie Verco in the Nexus archive.
- ‘There was a lot of blood in the water’: paddleboarder rescues woman after ‘shocking’ Coogee shark attack
Charlie Verco, an elite paddleboarder, rescued a woman after a shark attack at Sydney’s Coogee beach. The incident occurred on Saturday, with Verco responding to a swimmer’s warning about a shark.
- Woman mauled by shark off Sydney beach grabs onto a lifeguard’s paddleboard
A woman was critically injured by a 3.5-meter white shark off Coogee Beach in Sydney and rescued by a lifeguard using a paddleboard. She sustained severe leg and arm injuries, requiring tourniquets and helicopter transport to a hospital. A bystander doctor and others assisted during the rescue.
- Lifeguard helps save woman critically injured in Australia shark attack
Lifeguard Charlie Verco witnessed an 11-foot shark attack a swimmer in Australia and helped save the critically injured woman.
- Lifeguard helps save woman critically injured in Australia shark attack
Lifeguard Charlie Verco was on his paddleboard when he witnessed an 11-foot shark attack a swimmer in Australia. He helped save the critically injured woman.
- Woman mauled by shark off Sydney beach grabs onto a lifeguard's paddleboard
A 35-year-old woman was critically injured by an 11-foot white shark off Sydney's Coogee Beach. A lifeguard helped her to shore using a paddleboard, and she was hospitalized in critical condition. Recent shark attacks in Australia have increased, with four fatalities this year, including a 12-year-old boy in Sydney Harbor.