Overview
- The couple in their 20s were swimming at dawn at Kylies Beach in Crowdy Bay National Park when both were bitten, with the woman dying at the scene and the man flown to John Hunter Hospital in serious but stable condition.
- A bystander used a makeshift tourniquet on the man’s leg, an intervention paramedics said likely saved his life.
- Shark scientists with New South Wales’ Department of Primary Industries concluded, based on forensic analysis, that a bull shark more than three metres long was likely responsible.
- Kylies Beach and nearby shores remain closed as drones patrol and five SMART drumlines operate; authorities reported no shark captures or confirmed detections so far.
- Police are preparing a report for the coroner and reviewing available footage, the Swiss consulate is supporting the families, and experts note that a single shark biting two people in one incident is very uncommon.