Overview
- A 12-year-old was attacked after jumping from a six-metre rock near Shark Beach in Vaucluse, rescued by friends, and treated with tourniquets before transfer to Sydney Children's Hospital intensive care.
- A surfer in his about-20s sustained a serious leg bite off North Steyne in Manly and was taken to hospital in critical condition after bystanders pulled him from the water.
- Around midday Monday, a shark bit an 11-year-old's surfboard at Dee Why Beach and the child was uninjured.
- Authorities closed northern Sydney beaches, including North Steyne and Dee Why, pending investigations and stepped-up patrols.
- Police cite recent rainfall and turbid, brackish conditions as likely factors and say bull sharks are suspected, while reports that the 12-year-old lost both legs remain unconfirmed.