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Australia

Surfer injured in shark attack

A surfer suffered cuts to his leg after being "bumped" by a shark in a notorious hotspot for the predators in eastern Australia on Wednesday. The 25-year-old managed to make his own way to a hospital after the encounter at Sharpes Beach in Ballina - the scene of several attacks in recent years. "He has told police that he had been surfing with friends for around 2 hours when he felt something bump his board before he fell into the water at Sharpes Beach," New South Wales police said.