06/13/2024

Shark Attacks are Rising in Australia

Technology is helping stop them

It was just before noon when Nathaniel Woodcock returned to the beach with fresh batteries for his drone. It was the height of the Australian summer, and the 21-year-old was spending another day scanning the emerald waters from above.

He spotted something headed toward the swimmers and surfers: A seven-foot shadow. A great white shark.

Woodcock radioed lifeguards, then activated the warning system, he later recalled, recounting the incident to a reporter. “Attention, beach users,” the drone blared. “There is a shark in your area. Please exit the water.”

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