Natalya Scudder, known for her role on “Below Deck: Mediterranean,” shared a distressing incident where she was detained and deported from the United States.

The Australian stewardess, recognized from Seasons 7 and 8 of the Bravo hit, described spending a day in unpleasant conditions after she landed at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

“I was pulled aside from the main waiting area and taken behind the scenes at the airport,” Scudder revealed to TMZ. This occurred after noticing unusual delays during her immigration process.

Officials allegedly told her she had taken photos on American soil and profited from them in 2024, thus violating the terms of her visa by working illegally.

In the holding room, Scudder encountered “dirty blankets on the floor” and observed “stains all over the walls,” highlighting the facility’s poor conditions.

The reality star remembered being the “only girl” there and a shower consisting of a “shared loofah” and no towels — with officers telling her to dry herself off with her dirty clothes and put them back on.

Scudder said she also asked for a blanket because she was “freezing” and was told, “This isn’t the Beverly Hills Hotel.”

This was to be her home for “one to five days,” she claimed.

What’s more, the OnlyFans creator said when she was detained officers took her iPhone and “went through absolutely everything.”

“Whatever you think’s deleted on your iPhone, it’s not deleted,” she said, alleging officials looked through her ChatGPT history, text messages, notes and “every single thing you’ve ever screenshotted, taken a picture of, Googled.”

“It’s really embarrassing just having everyone kind of stare at you and laugh when they come out of this room and gaze over,” she said.

After she was finally “dead-ass asleep” around 3 a.m., Scudder said she was shaken awake and told to wake up for her “official interview” — where she claimed officials had “already decided” to deport her back to Australia.

“17-hour flight there, 30 to 40 hours between when I landed to the whole lock-up situation and then 17 hours back,” she said of her travel nightmare.

While Scudder said she still “love[s] America,” she issued a stern warning to other content creators to be wary of following the rules for whatever visa they are issued.

A group of seasoned shark researchers embarked on an expedition to a secluded island near Nova Scotia, drawn by rumors of a mysterious assemblage of colossal great whites, some reportedly reaching an astounding 20 feet in length.

The pivotal figure in their quest is ‘Big Rose,’ a formidable three-ton female shark considered one of the North Atlantic’s largest great whites observed to date.

Dr. Neil Hammerschlag, a shark expert, initially caught sight of this massive predator last year. His eagerness to track and tag her brings him back for the Discovery Channel’s Shark Week special, “Invasion of the Mega Sharks,” airing Sunday at 10 p.m. ET.

This expedition is particularly timely as sightings of great whites between Cape Cod and Nova Scotia have soared by an incredible 1,000 percent over the last ten years. Scientists have noted a trend of encounters with what Hammerschlag describes as ‘very large, massive great whites.’

Mud Island, known for its shark activity and Big Rose’s last known location, set the stage for the search. This site is swiftly becoming a hotspot for sightings of sharks significantly exceeding the typical eight- to 10-foot great whites usually documented in North America.

Researchers suspended a cage beside their boat and dropped bait into the water, hoping to lure the predators close enough to identify, measure and tag them.

Several giants soon emerged from the depths, including three measuring more than 14 feet and a 16-foot female the team named Sweetheart.

But as darkness closed in, there was still no sign of the 20-foot monster they had traveled hundreds of miles to find.

Hammerschlag climbed into a tiny inflatable boat and maneuvered dangerously close to the circling predators, armed with an air-powered veterinary gun designed to fire tracking tags into their sides.

Surrounded by great whites, he successfully tagged four of the animals, allowing the team to monitor their movements around the island.

The following morning, the trackers delivered an unexpected clue: All four sharks had moved to the opposite side of Mud Island.

Suspecting Big Rose might have followed them, the researchers packed up their equipment and raced to the new location.

But when they arrived, the ocean appeared strangely empty.

Hours passed without a single fin breaking the surface, raising fears that something was preventing the sharks from approaching the boat.

Underwater cameras eventually revealed the truth. Shadowy predators were circling far beneath the vessel, refusing to rise from the murky depths.

To reach them, the team deployed a custom lightweight cage capable of descending much farther than its original equipment.

Shark Week expert and attack survivor Paul de Gelder climbed inside and dropped 50 feet to the ocean floor for what the program described as the first bottom-cage dive conducted at the island.

Through the gloom, a 13-foot great white suddenly appeared, confirming that the predators had not left; they were simply staying deep.

Then an even larger silhouette materialized beyond the cage.

Poor visibility made it impossible for de Gelder to identify the animal, and with his air supply running low, he was forced to abandon the dive and return to the surface.

The team was now convinced a monster was hiding below, but it needed to draw the shark into daylight to determine whether it was Big Rose.

Researchers dropped a 50-pound slab of bluefin tuna into the water and waited.

Moments later, a gigantic great white emerged from the depths and closed in on the boat, wrapping its jaws around the bait and dragging it through the water.

As the shark passed the cage, the team spotted the distinctive rose-shaped marking on her dorsal fin that had inspired her name. It was Big Rose.

The researchers erupted in celebration as the massive shark circled the vessel. Their measurements indicated that she stretched approximately 20 feet from nose to tail, measured six feet across and weighed roughly three tons.

Experts estimated that Big Rose was more than 50 years old, making her not only exceptionally large but also one of the oldest predators patrolling the region.

The team dropped a second piece of tuna into the ocean, hoping to tempt her within range of Hammerschlag’s tagging equipment.

But Big Rose disappeared back into the depths and never returned, denying the researchers the opportunity to track where she traveled next.

Her reappearance at Mud Island nevertheless offered an important clue. Experts said her repeated visits suggested the remote location held ecological significance for great white sharks.

Over the following month, Hammerschlag tagged three additional large sharks as the team documented 109 great whites around the island, including 25 that appeared on multiple occasions.

Tracking data later showed Sweetheart traveling down the entire US Eastern Seaboard, passing Florida and eventually reaching Louisiana.

Although Big Rose escaped without a tag, the researchers said her immense width suggested that she had returned to the area to give birth.

If their suspicions are correct, an undiscovered great white birthing ground may be hidden somewhere nearby, meaning the hunt for Big Rose has uncovered an even greater mystery beneath the North Atlantic.

California authorities are on a desperate search for two 9-year-olds, amid fears for their safety following an alleged abduction by their father.

The public’s assistance is being sought by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department to locate Solomon and Marozhina Sukonick. Investigators report that their father, David Sukonick, allegedly took the children on Thursday.

The last known sighting of the children was around 8 p.m. in the vicinity of the 1000 block of West Avenue J-8 in Lancaster, according to authorities.

The sheriff’s department has expressed serious concerns for the children’s well-being and has released a statement urging anyone who may have information to assist in their search.

Investigators said the children were last seen traveling in a black 2011 Lincoln Town Car with California license plate SOLOYST.

Marozhina is described as a 9-year-old White girl who stands 4 feet, 4 inches tall and weighs about 90 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing pink shorts and a white shirt.

Solomon, also 9, is described as a white boy who stands 4 feet, 4 inches tall and weighs about 90 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing blue shorts and an unknown-colored shirt.

David Sukonick is described as a 71-year-old white man who stands 5 feet, 7 inches tall, weighs about 135 pounds and has brown hair and green eyes.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department at 661-940-3855.

Anonymous tips can also be submitted through L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers by calling 800-222-TIPS (8477), using the P3 Tips mobile app or visiting lacrimestoppers.org.

According to the New York Post, David Sukonick shared a photo of the children on Facebook on July 13. One commenter questioned whether the children were OK, writing that they looked “miserable.”

The Los Angeles Police Department is facing an escalating crisis of manpower, as the city’s leading law enforcement official reveals a significant loss in officer numbers. Despite striving to strengthen the force with 4,000 additional officers, the department is grappling with a dwindling roster.

In an exclusive interview with The California Post, LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell disclosed that their current force comprises roughly 8,550 officers. This marks a decline from the 8,700 officers recorded in February, reflecting a reduction of about 200 personnel.

Chief McDonnell further highlighted the department’s pressing need for approximately 12,500 officers to adequately secure the city. This updated figure surpasses the previous estimate of 12,000 he mentioned earlier this year in February.

“With 12,500 officers, we could ensure optimal coverage,” McDonnell stated. “Our current situation is far from this target, with only 8,551 officers actively serving today.”

He added, “New lateral hires often express disbelief at our operational achievements given our limited manpower, highlighting the significant challenges we face daily.”

California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton called the revelation “shocking and scandalous.”

“It is totally unacceptable for America’s second city to be starved of law enforcement in this way,” he told The California Post. “This is what happens with years of a far left ideology that tries to systematically undermine law enforcement in the name of ‘criminal justice reform’ — defund the police, close the prisons, catch and release. It all adds up to massive demoralization of the brave men and women who put themselves at risk to keep us safe.”

In February, McDonnell said LA needed 12,000 officers just to function safely — a staggering 38% increase, or roughly 3,300 more cops from staffing levels at the time. The new 12,500 figure represents an ideal level, he said, enabling the department to achieve the best possible results with major events like the 2028 Summer Olympics expected to bring millions of people to the city.

Instead, the City Council approved funding to hire up just to 410 officers this fiscal year, a move one senior department source described as “a drop in the bucket.”

A bloc of Democratic Socialists of America councilmembers have been openly hostile to the LAPD, with member and now mayoral candidate Nithya Raman opposed to any increases to the department’s budget and pushing to shrink its role.

“We are thankful that we are not dealing with a Mayor Raman, who has repeatedly voted to cut funding to hire police officers and has no real plan to keep Angelenos safe,” Tom Saggau, spokesman for the city’s largest police union, the Los Angeles Police Protective League, told the California Post.

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In April, Mayor Karen Bass announced that she was dialing back her once-ambitious plan to rebuild the LAPD and is now aiming to simply to stop the bleeding.

“My goal changed, unfortunately,” Bass said of her intention to bring police headcount to 9,500 officers.
“I do hope that one day we get to the expansion, but we are not there now.”

The LAPD had just 26 graduates in its June 2026 class, not nearly enough to offset the 500 to 600 officers LAPD officials have said the department loses per year through attrition.

“People don’t want to be police officers because the profession has been relentlessly criticized,” said George Francisco, longtime member of LAPD Pacific Community-Police Advisory Board. “Organized and well-funded anti-law enforcement campaigns, coupled with years of negative media coverage, have created a stigma around policing that discourages many young people from considering it as a career.”

The largest size the Los Angeles Police Department ever reached was approximately 10,023 sworn officers in 2013.

Bass has moved to address the current shortage by reducing the amount of time to conduct background checks on new hires and increasing the starting pay for rookie officers.

Under Bass’s union contract with the LAPD, the starting annual base pay for new police recruits is $86,192, an increase of about 13% from previous rates.

The mayor has also provided incentives for senior officers to stay on the force, Saggau said.

“We support Mayor Bass’s initiatives to grow the ranks of the LAPD,” he told The Post.

“Public safety is the most important service that the City of Los Angeles provides to its residents, businesses, and visitors — especially ahead of major sporting events,” the mayor’s office said in a statement to The Post. “Even in light of the City’s financial environment, Mayor Bass has fought to prioritize public safety and streamline the hiring process for LAPD officers through executive action. Mayor Bass’ long-term goal is to continue to rebuild the ranks of the LAPD.”

McDonnell said the LAPD’s dwindling size has forced the department to find new ways of boosting efficiencies while continuing to grapple with a shrinking staff.

He cited the use of drones as an important tool for boosting the impact of the department, calling the new technology “a force multiplier.”  

Drones have already saved police from responding to hundreds of unneeded calls for service, department officials said. Last year, the small, unmanned aircraft responded to more than 3,000 calls.

McDonnell said the drones provide police with information that prompts stations to cancel dispatches of officers about 11% of the time, because the officers aren’t really needed.

“We can do a video downlink and we can see that what was reported is not there,” he said.  “And so that saves us time for the units, tying up a unit on a call that’s not a real call.”

With the World Cup in now the rearview mirror and the Olympics on the horizon, McDonnell said the LAPD has become a model of efficiency for police in other U.S. cities.

“Because of the way we police, we’re extremely efficient,” he said. “We’re able to do a lot more with fewer people, and we’ve been doing it for so long that that has become the way we do business.”

Despite the LAPD’s shrinking size, the department has continued to see crime levels drop. The most recent figures show that personal and property crimes in LA are down about 8% year-over-year.

“When you compare LA with New York or Chicago, they have four to four and a half officers per thousand population. We have 2.2,” McDonnell said. “So we are exceptionally lean.”