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Mum bitten in half by huge 20-foot great white shark as her children watched in horror - The Mirror

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Shirley Ann Durdin, 33, was snorkelling for scallops in 1985 when she was attacked by the deadliest shark in the world in a rare case of a victim being eaten by the killer fish

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A white shark attack took place on March 3, 1985 in Peake Bay, South Australia, again circulated strongly on social networks.It remains among the most shocking documented by its gravity and the magnitude of the animal involved.The victim was Shirley Ann Durdin, 33 years old.She was swimming with her husband Barry and her four children when a large white shark, about 6 meters long, attacked her in shallow waters.Registrations of the time pointed …

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Daily Mirror broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Tuesday, January 13, 2026.
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