Overview

• A 16-year-old swimmer suffered serious wrist, arm and leg injuries when a shark bit him at Cabarita Beach on Sunday afternoon
• Bystanders and an off-duty Queensland paramedic used a surfboard and applied an arterial tourniquet to drag the teen safely back to shore
• New South Wales Ambulance crews stabilised the boy before he was airlifted by Westpac Rescue Helicopter in serious but stable condition
• Footage shows the shark tracking the rescuers and the wounded teenager back to the beach as species identification remains pending
• Cabarita Beach will stay closed for shark-sighting surveys and species identification as authorities review safety measures following a recent rise in shark encounters