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A teacher’s life was turned upside down when a four-meter great white shark attacked her at Coogee Beach—leaving her on life support and requiring amputation of her left arm. But instead of succumbing, she fought back with brutal determination, punching the shark repeatedly as it loomed just 30cm from her face, fueled by the fierce desire to see her daughter grow up. Saved by an off-duty lifeguard who pulled her onto his paddleboard amid massive blood loss, she spent months recovering through surgeries and a coma. Her story ignited global compassion, raising over half a million dollars for her family. As warmer weather returns, New South Wales is rolling out cutting-edge shark safety measures—including drone surveillance across 90 beaches, new detection buoys in Sydney Harbour, and reinstalled nets at 51 sites—to give beachgoers real-time alerts and safer ocean access.

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