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  • Missing Fisherman Pulled Overboard by Massive Shark: Police

    02/28/2025 10:26:43 AM PST · by nickcarraway · 17 replies
    New York Post ^ | Feb. 24, 2025 | Clareese Packer, Duncan Evans and Zoe De Koning
    Police have revealed missing fisherman Paul Barning was entangled in his own fishing line and not wearing a life jacket when he fell overboard during a fishing competition on Sunday. The 58-year-old was pulled into the water about 1pm on Sunday while taking part in the Game Fishing Association state tournament off the Port Stephens coast near Newcastle, sparking a major search effort. In a press conference on Monday afternoon, NSW Police Superintendent Joe McNulty said police believed the vessel was reeling in a mako shark when Mr Barning became entangled in the fishing line. “After the entanglement we believe...