A swimmer died after being attacked by a shark off Sydney’s Little Bay Beach
February 16, 2022, 9:25 am

A swimmer died after being attacked by a shark off Sydney’s Little Bay Beach

A male swimmer has died following a fatal shark attack off Little Bay Beach in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. Photograph: ABC News/Stephen Hutcheon

The Guardian reported, a swimmer has died from “catastrophic injuries” after being attacked by a shark off a beach in Sydney’s south-east.

Emergency services were called to Buchan Point in Malabar, off Little Bay Beach, about 4.35pm on Wednesday following reports a swimmer had been attacked by a shark.

Marine police crews and surf lifesavers scoured the scene, according to a New South Wales police statement, and “located human remains in the water”.

A NSW ambulance spokesperson told Guardian Australia by the time crews arrived they were unable to help the swimmer. They said: “Unfortunately this person had suffered catastrophic injuries and there was nothing paramedics could do."

A witness said the swimmer had been “mauled” by the shark and their blood had coloured the surrounding water red.

Large scale search underway off Little Bay in Sydney's south east after reported shark attack. A rock fisherman says saw a swimmer taken. @abcnews pic.twitter.com/yGHpQgd2nV
— Jake Lapham (@JakeLapham) February 16, 2022

Another witness, who had been fishing off nearby rocks at the time, told the ABC the swimmer was wearing a wetsuit and was dragged under the surf by a large shark with the attack lasting several seconds.

The man told the ABC: “When he went down there were so many splashes." He added: “It was terrible, I am shaking. I keep vomiting, it’s very upsetting.”

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Little Bay Beach has been closed as officers continue to search the area. NSW police said they were investigating the death and liaising with the Department of Primary Industry. A report will be prepared by the coroner.

Earlier on Wednesday, a tagged bull shark was detected at Bondi Beach.

The Sydney Morning Herald reported it was the first fatal shark attack in Sydney since 1963.

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There are 51 shark nets running from Newcastle north of Sydney to Wollongong south of the NSW capital. The state also has 35 smart drumlines fixed with monitors that alert fisheries contractors when a shark is hooked – in theory allowing them to arrive and release the sharks.

Source: theguardian

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