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Shark attack rescuers among award heroes

Jess Woolhouse is one of three men receiving a medal for helping rescue a surfer wounded by a shark. (AAP)

When a great white shark attacked and then circled a fellow surfer, Jess Woolhouse was one of three men who paddled straight towards the five-metre predator.

It was an act of courage off the coast of Western Australia that helped save the life of the stricken surfer, 28-year-old Phil Mummert. It also earned the three rescuers widespread recognition.

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