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Pioneering diver Valerie Taylor helped film Jaws, then spent her life trying to save sharks

Valerie Taylor often wore mesh suits while diving with sharks. (Supplied: Ron and Valerie Taylor)

Valerie Taylor isn't your average 86-year-old. Instead of living out a quiet retirement, she's putting on a hot-pink wetsuit and petting sharks.

"Tiger sharks are great big pussycats, they're very easygoing," she says.

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