Bay news of the area 2 february 2017

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Thursday, 2 February 2017

Nelson Bay ~ Salamander Bay ~ Shoal Bay ~ Anna Bay ~ Fingal Bay ~ Taylors Beach ~ Soldiers Point ~ Corlette ~ Boat Harbour

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‘Shark Boy’ photo takes world stage By Sarah STOKES LOCAL lad Eden Hasson made a big splash last week after a close encounter with a great white shark along with world media headlines. Eden, 10, from Salamander Bay, was surfing at Samurai Beach in Port Stephens with his sister Olivia and brother Archie. It was the last surf of the day and Eden’s father, Chris Hasson, was taking photos from the rocks. In Eden’s words, “I caught a very good left hander, I dropped down the wave and as I went up for a re-entry I saw a dark shadow. I wasn’t sure what it was so I forgot about it.” Meanwhile, Eden’s dad had spotted the dark shape lurking beneath the

‘A close encounter’! Photo by Chris Hasson

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By Mandy ELLIS

GENERALLY, it is not until we need emergency assistance

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that we give much thought to the services we are fortunate to have in this country.

The Westpac Rescue Helicopter is one such service, first established in 1975 and known as Wales

Helicopter Rescue Service. The mid 1980s saw the name change, in line with the longest corporate

sponsor, Westpac Banking Corporation. On average, there are 1,000 missions per year.

The primary reason attendance is accidents.

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