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Aussie Vanishes in Shark's Jaws

Was longtime advocate of shark protection

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 29, 2008 7:44 AM CST

(Newser) – A missing Australian snorkeler looks to have been the victim of a brutal shark attack, the Guardian reports. Bystanders saw a dorsal fin and a struggle before the water turned red and the man disappeared off western Australia; his tattered wetsuit surfaced later. An... Read full story »

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