Woman swept 100m from South Australia beach after trying to help dog
16 Feb, 2021 06:37 AM
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The woman as dramatically rescued. Photo / 7 News
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By: Emily Cosenza
A South Australian woman has escaped injury after she was swept out to sea trying to save her dog from the swell.
The woman, 54, went into the water and was swept out about 100m offshore of Basham Beach near Port Elliot, on the south coast of the Fleurieu Peninsula, and couldn t swim back in.
Luckily, surfers paddled out to help her.
The woman managed to escape without injury. Photo / 7 News
The woman, from Hayborough, was taken to South Coast District Hospital as a precaution.
A teenage boy witnessed a shark bite his surf ski before it retreated into the ocean, where only its bright red eyes could be seen.
Surf lifesaver Jed Ffrench, 17, was paddling with four friends when he was attacked by a bronze whaler about 2km off the shore of Glenelg Beach in Adelaide at 7pm on Tuesday.
The 17-year-old said he could only see the shark s bright red eyes staring at him from the water and was unable to tell the predator s size.
Surf Life Saver Jed Ffrench, 17, was paddling with four friends when he was attacked by a bronze whaler shark, 2km off the shore of Glenelg Beach (pictured) in Adelaide at 7pm on Tuesday
Shark attacks teenager s surf ski during lifesaving training off Glenelg beach
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The boy s surf ski now has several holes from the shark s teeth.
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A teenager has been left shaken but unscathed by a very close encounter with a shark more than a kilometre offshore of an Adelaide suburban beach.
Key points:
Teenager Jed Ffrench was in a group conducting training when the shark attacked
The animal left bite marks in the craft, and the boys rapidly paddled back to shore
Surf lifesaving authorities say it was a close call , but should not deter swimmers