Shark attack: Surfer fights for his life in New South Wales, Australia
CNN — A surfer is fighting for his life in the hospital after he was attacked by a shark off Australia’s east coast, police said Friday. The 44-year-old man was…
Mikala Jones: Hawaiian pro surfer dies at 44 after surfing accident in Indonesia
CNN — Hawaiian pro surfer Mikala Jones has died at the age of 44 following an accident while surfing in Indonesia’s Mentawai Islands on Sunday. Jones was known throughout the…
Bodhi Mani Risby-Jones: Australian surfer faces possible flogging after alleged naked, drunken rampage in Indonesia
CNN — An Australian man arrested in a conservative area of Indonesia over an alleged violent rampage faces the possibility of prison time and a public flogging, authorities have said.…
American mountaineer dies during climb to Mount Everest
Nepal CNN — A US climber has died on his way to scale Mount Everest on Monday, according to an expedition organizer. “Jonathan Sugarman died at Camp 2 after he…
Ten-time Everest climber dies after scaling Annapurna peak in Nepal
A mountaineer from Northern Ireland died while descending from the summit of the world’s tenth highest peak and an Indian climber is missing on the same mountain, climbing officials said…
Elnaz Rekabi: Iranian athlete’s family home demolished by officials, media outlet says
CNN — The family home of Iranian rock climber Elnaz Rekabi has been demolished, according to the pro-reform news outlet IranWire, after she rose to international prominence this fall for…