Overview
- New South Wales authorities identified the victim as 25-year-old Swiss national Livia Muhlheim.
- Her partner, 25-year-old Lukas Schindler, remains hospitalized in critical condition after attempting to help her.
- The attack occurred at dawn off Kylies Beach in Crowdy Bay, and paramedics and bystanders could not save Muhlheim at the scene.
- State shark scientists say a large bull shark was likely responsible as investigators review available footage and evidence.
- Beaches in the area are closed and drones with SMART drumlines are monitoring the waters, with no sharks secured so far.