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Ian Ferguson
Coverage of Ian Ferguson in the Nexus archive.
- 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.
- 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.