Overview
- Police say the boy was bitten while rock‑jumping near Shark Beach at Nielsen Park around 4:20 p.m. Sunday and suffered severe injuries to both legs.
- Friends pulled him to the rocks before Water Police arrived within minutes, applied tourniquets and performed CPR during a high‑speed transfer to Rose Bay.
- He underwent emergency surgery and remains in intensive care at Sydney Children’s Hospital, according to officials.
- Investigators suspect a bull shark based on the injuries and location but the species has not been confirmed, with the Department of Primary Industries leading the assessment.
- Police linked recent heavy rain and brackish, murky conditions to higher risk, and a separate board‑bite at Dee Why on Monday prompted additional closures and drone monitoring.