LONDON — A girl has died, and a person was critically injured after a shark assault off Australia’s east coast, police mentioned Friday.
Emergency companies had been known as to a seashore at Crowdy Bay, about 40 miles south of Port Macquarie in New South Wales, round 6:30 a.m. Thursday after stories that two individuals had been bitten, in keeping with New South Wales Police.
A witness helped the victims earlier than paramedics arrived, however the girl, who was believed to be 25, died on the scene, police mentioned.
FILE – An indication is seen on the website of a deadly shark assault at Dee Why Seaside, in Sydney, Australia, Sept. 6, 2025.
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“The 26-year-old man sustained critical accidents and was airlifted to the John Hunter Hospital the place he stays in a critical however steady situation,” police mentioned.
Authorities mentioned the pair are believed to have been visiting from Switzerland, although neither sufferer has been publicly recognized.
The seashore remained closed Friday as police continued their investigation, and a report is being ready by the coroner.
