‘My heart’s pounding’: Australians wade into ocean to save great white shark stranded in shallow water

<p>Three-metre shark was found on sand bank near the coastal town of Ardrossan in South Australia</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/may/02/australia-election-2025-live-last-day-campaign-anthony-albanese-peter-dutton-labor-coalition-poll-voting-ntwnfb">Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaign</a></li><li>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">afternoon election email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></li></ul><p>Tourist Nash Core admits he felt some fear when he and his 11-year-old son waded into the ocean off the Australian coast to help rescue a three-metre great white shark stranded in shallow water.</p><p>Three local men managed to return the distressed animal from a sand bank into deeper water after an almost hour-long rescue effort on Tuesday near the coastal town of Ardrossan in South Australia.</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=copyembed">Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter</a></strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/02/my-hearts-pounding-australians-wade-into-ocean-to-save-great-white-shark-stranded-in-shallow-water">Continue reading...</a>