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Shark attack survivor SHE’S MY HERO!

A relaxed day on the water quickly turned into a nightmare for Broome local Jackson Howson when he was mauled by a shark in March.

The 27-year-old was spearfishing near Coral Bay, north of Perth, with his partner Maddie Naylor-Pratt when the two-metre bull shark attacked.

Enticed by speared fish, the predator lunged forward in the murky water, missing the fish and ripping a 20cm bite

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