Boy fighting for life after being bitten by shark at Nielsen Park in Sydney’s east | Sydney

A child was attacked by a shark in Sydney’s east and remains in a critical condition after suffering serious injuries to both legs.

The boy, believed to be around 12 years old, was pulled from the water at Shark beach in the eastern suburb of Vaucluse on Sunday afternoon.

He was treated at the scene by first responders with a tourniquet, New South Wales police said.

Police said emergency services were first called to the harborside beach at around 4.20pm.

NSW Ambulance said intensive care and aviation medical units, including CareFlight helicopters, also responded.

An ambulance spokesman said the child was transported to Sydney Children’s Hospital in Randwick for treatment of critical injuries.

Shark beach was closed and police advised swimmers to avoid wading in the water.