Overview
- A 12–13-year-old boy was bitten near Shark Beach in Sydney Harbour and remains in critical condition after friends and police pulled him from the water and applied tourniquets and CPR.
- A man in his 20s was attacked at North Steyne in Manly on Monday evening and is in critical condition at Royal North Shore Hospital after bystanders brought him to shore.
- Earlier Monday, an 11-year-old at Dee Why escaped injury when a shark bit a 15-centimeter chunk from his surfboard, with fisheries experts saying the bite likely came from a bull shark.
- Authorities closed all Northern Beaches sites, launched patrols and drone searches, and urged people to avoid murky or brackish waters in the harbour and river systems.
- Police and fisheries teams suspect bull sharks in at least some cases and are analyzing evidence as heavy rainfall-produced low visibility is described as creating a “perfect storm” for encounters.