Overview
- A 39-year-old surfer sustained minor wounds at Point Plomer on Tuesday morning, the fourth reported attack in two days across New South Wales.
- All northern Sydney beaches and sections of the state’s north coast are closed for at least 48 hours, with surf lifesavers deploying electronic drumlines.
- A 13-year-old boy and a surfer in his 20s remain in critical condition after separate bites near Sydney since Sunday, while an 11-year-old escaped unharmed when his board absorbed the strike.
- Police and witnesses provided rapid first aid, including tourniquets and water extractions, before hospital transfers for the gravely injured.
- Authorities are patrolling affected areas and note Australia’s long-term record of more than 1,280 shark incidents since 1791, with over 250 fatalities.