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Four people have been hospitalised after being attacked by their own dog.

Four seriously injured after dog attack in Melton home

Two dogs have been seized by a council ranger as the four people, including two teenagers, remain in hospital with serious injuries.

  • Isabel McMillan

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The incident took place near Flat Rock, Ballina. Angels Beach is to the left of the rock, and Sharpes Beach, right.

Beach closed after shark knocks surfer off board

A surfer has been knocked off their board at a beach south of Byron Bay as new details emerge about the death of a boy in Sydney Harbour.

  • Jack Gramenz
Nico Antic died in hospital days after being mauled by a shark in Sydney’s eastern suburbs.

Shark attack victim Nico Antic, 12, dies in hospital

The 12-year-old was mauled by a shark in the first of several attacks in Sydney this week and has died in hospital despite heroic attempts to save him.

  • Jack Gramenz and Amber Schultz
Mountain lion attacks are rare and Colorado’s last suspected fatal attack was in 1999.

Woman killed in suspected mountain lion attack while hiking on remote trail

Two hikers encountered a cougar near the woman’s body. They threw rocks to scare it away so they could try to help her.

  • Matthew Brown

Swiss dive instructor risked his life to rescue girlfriend from shark attack

The exchange student heroically fought off a bull shark mauling his girlfriend before carrying her to shore and raising the alarm.

  • Riley Walter
A man was flown to John Hunter Hospital aftr being attacked by a shark at Kylies Beach on the NSW Mid North Coast.

Chaos amid the calm: Woman killed, man mauled by shark on remote NSW beach

The couple, Swiss tourists aged in their 20s, had set out for an early morning swim at the unpatrolled Kylies Beach on the state’s Mid North Coast.

  • Riley Walter and Jack Gramenz
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A grizzly bear.

‘So close he felt its fur’: Grizzly bear mauls schoolchildren in Canada

Teachers tried desperately to drive the grizzly away from the primary school group on a walking trail. Eleven people were hurt, including three children and an adult who suffered serious injuries.

  • Maiya Keidan
Traditional hunters Hideo Suzuki and Masaru Ito roam the forests of Akita with traditional hunting tools known as “nagasa”.

Japan’s going on a bear hunt. It’s hoping to catch a big one

After more than 50 attacks in a year, stores now close earlier in Akita. Mail delivery has stopped in some places. And children no longer walk alone to school.

  • Javier C. Hernández and Kiuko Notoya
A brown bear runs on a field in Sapporo, northern Japan, last month. It was put down after entering a military camp and injuring four people.

Japan calls in the army after 10 people killed by bears

The situation has become “truly dire”, officials say, as animals regularly attack faces and necks. The latest victim was a woman in her 80s.

  • Julian Ryall
Outside court, Dean Morrow refused to answer questions or apologise to Kane Minion’s family.

Guard dogs menaced worker before Energy Queensland meter reader killed

The family of a meter reader mauled to death hopes an inquest into the tragedy will provide answers and help protect front-line workers.

  • Robyn Wuth