Australian surfer Owen Wright will retire from the World Surf League after next month's Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach, citing fears of suffering another concussion.
Almost 350 people had to be rescued from the ocean on Boxing Day in New South Wales, after multiple people died in the water over the festive period in Victoria.
Australian speed skater and Olympic gold medalist, Steven Bradbury has described the heart-wrenching rescue of four teenage girls from a Queensland beach, after pulling them from the surf on Saturday afternoon.
Tai Juneau, 26, was surfing in the waters off State Highway 45 on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island when a shark bite partially severed fingers on his right hand.
A circling shark has been filmed as it zoned-in on the feet of professional surfer Matt Wilkinson, with the predator diverting away at the last moment.