Overview
- The attack occurred around 4:20 pm Sunday near Shark Beach at Nielsen Park in Vaucluse, Sydney Harbour.
- Marine Area Command and Eastern Suburbs Police pulled the boy from the water within minutes, applied two tourniquets on a police vessel, and moved him to Rose Bay wharf.
- NSW Ambulance, including aeromedical teams and a helicopter, transported him to Sydney Children’s Hospital in critical condition with injuries to both legs.
- Police said the injuries indicate a large shark, and authorities closed Shark Beach while advising swimmers to avoid nearby waters.
- The NSW Department of Primary Industries is expected to assist with identifying the shark species, and reports suggest the boy was outside the netted enclosure.