2024-01-30 06:05:00
And Shark seriously injured swimmer in first attack in Sydney Bay, Australia, in 15 years.
The attack occurred on Monday evening in front of a jetty in Elizabeth Bay, less than two kilometers from the Sydney Opera House, police said.
The woman suffered “a serious injury to his right leg“Regional New South Wales Police said in a statement.
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It has been 15 years since a shark attacked a person in Sydney Harbor
It is the first shark attack in Sydney Harbor since February 2009, when an Australian Navy diver was bitten on the arm and leg.
A resident of the area told the press that he heard a cry for help and saw the woman trying to get out of the water down some stairs.
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“Behind was his leg, limp and completely open and full of dark red blood.“explained Michael Porter.
A spokesperson for St Vincent’s Hospital where she was admitted said the woman, identified by the media as 29-year-old Lauren O’Neill, was stable in intensive care.
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