by Al Brenneka | Jan 6, 2013 | Shark Survivors
IT might be the north-easterly breezes whipping their way around Redhead bluff. Sometimes it is just a little rise in the water temperature or even a whisper of a school of baitfish down south. But for the first time in 40 years, surfing tragic Glen ‘‘Lenny’’ Folkard...
by Al Brenneka | Jan 6, 2013 | Safety Efforts
FOR half an hour on New Year’s Day the ocean at Bondi Beach was empty of swimmers. Thousands stood frozen on the sand and stared out to sea as helicopters and patrol boats scanned the coastline for a shark. In waters just off the beach on Tuesday afternoon...