He succumbed to his wounds one surferswho was attacked by a large shark Police announced today in the Sydney Sea, and this is the first such incident that has taken place for over three and a half years, forcing the authorities to close some beaches.
The surfer, whose name has not yet been released, He was attacked by a shark while he was about 100 meters off the coast and surfing with friends Shortly after 10:00 am local time in Long Rif Beach, a beach in the northern part of the state of the state of New South Wales, Australia, according to police.
He was pulled over by the water other surfers but had lost a lot of blood and died on the ground, Police inspector Stewart Thomson said.
‘He had suffered catastrophic wounds’added Thomson, of the Police Department to which the area belongs, at a press conference he gave on television networks.
Two parts of his sailingboard have been recovered and have been examined, the police added.
For the time being It has not been clarified which type of shark is responsible for the attack, As a result, some beaches for the public were closed today, according to authorities.
This death is the first shark attack in the most populous city of Australia, after the one that claimed the life of a 35 -year -old British diving trainer in February 2022 in Little Bay, which is located south. The previous deadly shark attack on Sydney was recorded in 1963.