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Girl rescues shark stuck on Tasmanian beach during low tide
When Abby Gilbert’s daughter picked up a shark at Kingston Beach, she knew it was in safe hands.
Key points:
- Billie Rea had previously encountered the harmless draughtboard shark species while visiting a marine wildlife centre
- The 11-year-old had been given a hand-sewn draughtboard shark bedtime toy as a gift by a volunteer at the centre
- A marine expert commended Billie Rea’s actions but warned marine life can often be venomous or have spines
Last Wednesday evening, the draughtboard shark had become trapped in a rockpool at the southern end of the beach, stranded by an outgoing tide.
Abby’s 11-year-old daughter, Billie Rea, spotted it and sprang into action.
“There’s no way I would have seen it. She just had this innate sense that it was…
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