{"id":444794,"date":"2026-01-29T08:57:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T08:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/444794\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T08:57:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T08:57:14","slug":"surfer-knocked-of-board-at-angels-beach-ballina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/444794\/","title":{"rendered":"Surfer knocked of board at Angels Beach, Ballina"},"content":{"rendered":"

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January 29, 2026 \u2014 2:38pm<\/p>\n

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A beach on the NSW Far North Coast has been closed after a surfer was knocked off their board by a shark as new details emerge of how a 12-year-old boy was fatally attacked in Sydney\u2019s east.<\/p>\n

The latest incident took place on Thursday morning at Angels Beach on Flat Rock Road at East Ballina, about 30 minutes south of Byron Bay.<\/p>\n

\"AngelsAngels Beach near East Ballina has been closed after a surfer was knocked off their board by a shark.NSW Government<\/p>\n

A Surf Life Saving NSW spokesman said a surfer was knocked off their board by a shark but returned to shore safely.<\/p>\n

NSW Police were called about a shark sighting about 11am but no injuries were reported.<\/p>\n

The beach is expected to remain closed until further notice.<\/p>\n

The latest shark incident comes ahead of a community paddle-out on Sunday for Nico Antic, who died in hospital days after being attacked<\/a> by a bull shark near Nielsen Park, Vaucluse, on January 18.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

It can be revealed that Nico was swimming below a popular jump rock to check the water\u2019s depth before his friends jumped in<\/a> when he was attacked, according to a source close to the family.<\/p>\n

In memory of the boy, his school, Rose Bay Secondary College, has organised the community paddle-out at North Bondi before students return to school for 2026.<\/p>\n

\u201cNico was a happy, vibrant and social young person \u2013 widely known and deeply loved by a large network of friends,\u201d the school said in a statement posted to social media.<\/p>\n

\"FriendsFriends of Nico Antic visit the scene of the shark attack at Vaucluse.\"NicoNico Antic died in hospital days after being mauled by a shark in Sydney\u2019s eastern suburbs.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe brought warmth, energy and kindness to those around him and will be remembered for the joy he shared so freely.<\/p>\n

\u201cNico will be deeply missed.\u201d<\/p>\n

The school highlighted his sporting achievements, noting he held its 12 years 800m athletics record.<\/p>\n

In 2025, the college asked all students to choose a personal value they wished to be identified by.<\/p>\n

Nico chose bravery.<\/p>\n

His parents have remembered their son as a \u201chappy, friendly and sporty young boy with the most kind and generous spirit\u201d, while his rugby club, the Easts Junior Beasties, described him as fearless and \u201cforever tough\u201d.<\/p>\n

A similar paddle-out was held at Long Reef Beach in memory of Mercury Psillakis<\/a>, 57, who was killed by a shark in September.<\/p>\n

The shark attack that killed Nico was the first in a spate of attacks in Sydney following heavy rain, which created ideal conditions for bull sharks.<\/p>\n

\"ThousandsThousands of people lined Long Reef Beach for a paddle-out in memory of shark attack victim Mercury Psillakis in September.Max Mason-Hubers<\/p>\n

Musician Andre de Ruyter, 27, remains in hospital after he was attacked on Sydney\u2019s northern beaches on January 19.<\/p>\n

He was surfing at Manly\u2019s North Steyne Beach when a bull shark bit his right leg, causing severe lacerations. His lower leg was amputated.<\/p>\n

An 11-year-old surfer was lucky to avoid injury after he was knocked off his surfboard at Dee Why<\/a> earlier that day.<\/p>\n

Paul Zvirzdinas, 39, had a bite taken out of his surfboard and wetsuit<\/a> at Point Plomer Beach on the state\u2019s Mid North Coast on January 20.<\/p>\n

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The attacks have prompted debate about shark mitigation policies<\/a>.<\/p>\n

After the spate of incidents, an extra $4.2 million was added to NSW beach safety programs, including shark tagging and monitoring and installation of listening stations in the harbour.<\/p>\n

Drone patrols will be extended to seven days a week through to the end of the April school holidays, covering 30 more beaches in Sydney and along the NSW coast.<\/p>\n

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\"JackJack Gramenz<\/a> is a breaking news reporter at The Sydney Morning Herald.Connect via email<\/a>.From our partners<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"January 29, 2026 \u2014 2:38pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":444795,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[64,63,128,338],"class_list":["post-444794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-science","tag-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=444794"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444794\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/444795"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=444794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=444794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=444794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}