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Lethal Waters: Great Barrier Reef Attack

2025/3/20
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Justine Barwick, a 47-year-old care worker, faces a sudden and shocking shark attack in the waters of the Whitsundays, where she has swum safely many times before. The attack occurs on September 19, 2018, causing major trauma to her femoral artery, putting her life in immediate danger.
  • Justine Barwick was attacked by a shark in the Whitsundays on September 19, 2018.
  • She suffered a life-threatening injury to her femoral artery.
  • The peaceful waters she had explored many times before became the scene of a monstrous attack.

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Justine Barwick loves the Whitsundays. The picturesque Australian islands have been the scene of many a family holiday. But one day - swimming in waters she’s safely explored hundreds of times before - things take a sudden and shocking turn. Out of nowhere, Justine faces a monstrous attack. With major trauma to a main artery, the life is literally draining from her. The countdown has started…

A Noiser production, written by Anne-Marie Bullock.

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