Surfer’s Crusade for Shark Bite Kits at Beaches

Lifeguard paddles toward screaming swimmer as 11-foot shark drags her underwater off Sydney beach

A woman attacked by an 11-foot shark off a popular Sydney beach made it back to shore by hanging onto a lifeguard's paddleboard after he rushed toward her screams. What happened? Off the coast of Coogee Beach in Australia, Ian Ferguson, a doctor relaxing with his family, told The Sunday Telegraph (h/t The Associated Press) he heard screams before spotting a "big cloud of blood in the water."  Luckily, a nearby lifeguard, Charlie Verco, had sprun…

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