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Teen tradie dies in backflip accident in lounge room of new apartment

The 18-year-old is being remembered as the ‘kindest, loving and most nurturing man you could meet’.

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Sonny John Orlando Blundell, 18, hurt himself last week trying a backflip in his loungeroom.

Grim outcome after swimmer vanishes in waters frequented by sharks

Witnesses saw the man struggling near a busy bridge before disappearing beneath the surface.

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Police and rescue teams located the body of a man last seen struggling in the water near Chevron Island Bridge on the Gold Coast.

Hero rescuer reveals terrifying details of horror shark attack

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Jakob Atcheson paddled into danger to rescue 16-year-old attacked at Cabarita Beach.

Star pulls plug on Queen’s Wharf deal days after $300m Bally’s rescue

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Star walks away from $3.6b Queen’s Wharf deal.

Dramatic operation to rescue dolphin trapped in creek

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A member of the public spotted the dolphin stranded and pushed it back into the water sparking fears something was seriously wrong.

Terrifying footage emerges after teenager attacked by shark

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A teenage boy remains in hospital after being bitten by a shark at a NSW beach on Sunday.