Overview

• A 16-year-old boy was bitten on his right arm, wrist and leg by a shark while swimming near Norries Headland at Cabarita Beach on Sunday afternoon.
• Bystanders and volunteer surf lifesavers used a surfboard as a stretcher and applied a tourniquet before a Westpac Rescue Helicopter airlifted him to Gold Coast University Hospital where he remains in serious but stable condition.
• Footage captures a roughly two-metre shark stalking the victim as rescuers dragged him ashore and a passerby punching the animal to deter it.
• Aerial searches including a second helicopter deployment have so far failed to locate the shark in the area.
• Local officials and surf clubs are analysing recent tagging data and reports of injured seals to guide an upcoming review of patrols and surveillance.