A female swimmer has died in a shark attack in the waters off a popular tourist spot on Australia’s east coast, authorities said. Emergency crews were called to the Woorim Beach at Bribie Island ...

Police received reports of a "serious shark bite incident" at approximately 4.45pm Monday local time near Woorim Beach on Bribie Island, Queensland, Australia. The young victim sustained ...

In short: It is believed Eddie the echidna got stranded on the northern tip of Bribie Island due to ocean breakthroughs. The animal ended up in veterinary care after swimming to the mainland.

An echidna found washed up on the Caloundra foreshore may have swam more than a kilometre from the isolated northern tip of Bribie Island. Locals and wildlife carers believe the animal may have ...