mauled
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Also in June, a woman was mauled by a shark at one of Australia's most popular beaches in Sydney.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
An Australian school teacher mauled by a large shark at a Sydney beach says she fired a "left hook" at the predator before it dragged her underwater.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
More recently, he appeared in “Fallout” just long enough for his character to be mauled to death by a mutant bear.
From Salon ● Jan. 15, 2026
The Slovak cabinet has approved a plan to shoot around a quarter of the country's brown bears, after a man was mauled to death while walking in a forest in Central Slovakia.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2025
Cole nodded and told how he had pulled a handful of white hair from the bear that mauled him and then thrown it away.
From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen
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