{"id":49072,"date":"2014-04-03T13:28:11","date_gmt":"2014-04-03T10:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=49072"},"modified":"2014-04-03T13:28:11","modified_gmt":"2014-04-03T10:28:11","slug":"australia-shark-attackshark-takes-swimmer-near-beach-video-breaking-news-49072","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/australia-shark-attackshark-takes-swimmer-near-beach-video-breaking-news-49072\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia Shark Attack:Shark takes swimmer near beach, Video \/ Breaking News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Rescue crews are searching for the remains of a keen swimmer who was dragged away by a great white shark off a popular beach in Australia.<\/h1>\n

Christine Armstrong was attacked as she attempted to swim the 1,970ft (600m) stretch between the wharf and beach near the village of Tathra, 210 miles (340km) south of Sydney.<\/p>\n

The 63-year-old was part of a group who met at the beach every morning to swim out to the wharf and back.<\/p>\n

Mrs Armstrong\u2019s family said she had been swimming at the beach for 14 years and had been a trainer at the local volunteer lifeguard club.<\/p>\n

“Swimming brought her much joy and many friends,” they said in a statement.<\/p>\n

“She will be sadly missed by all who loved her, especially by Rob, her husband of 44 years.”<\/p>\n

A helicopter and boat are being used in the search for her remains.<\/p>\n

The species of the shark involved in the attack is not known at this stage.<\/p>\n

The Tathra Wharf to Waves – a swim from the wharf to the beach and back – is an annual event that attracts hundreds of swimmers every summer.<\/p>\n

Sharks are common off Australia’s coast, but the country has averaged fewer than two fatal attacks per year in recent decades.<\/p>\n

Two men were killed in attacks off the east and west coasts within the space of a week in November – the only deaths in 2013.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday police found the remains of a 38-year-old man who was reported missing last week after going diving south of the west coast city of Perth.<\/p>\n

The remains had shark bites, but police said it is not clear whether the man had been bitten before or after he died.<\/p>\n[media id=1060 width=610 height=340]\nError, group does not exist! Check your syntax! (ID: 13)<\/span>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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