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      Home > News > National > Lower South Island

    The mother of a Southland woman attacked by a shark says she has a 'long recovery ahead'

    The mother of a Southland woman attacked by a shark says she has a 'long recovery ahead'


    Police are urging swimmers to be cautious, after the 21-year-old was bitten was bitten on the leg in Riverton in the early hours of yesterday morning.

    She was was knee-deep in the estuary near the rugby grounds, and it's thought the culprit was a seven-gill shark.

    Her mother says she's doing well post-surgery, and is in ICU at Southland Hospital.

    © 2024 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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