Surfer rushed to hospital after ANOTHER shark attack in Australia
- Man attacked on NSW Mid North Coast
- This was the fourth shark attack in 42 hours
A man injured by a shark at Point Plomer on the NSW Mid North Coast was taken to hospital after the fourth attack in less than 48 hours.
Surfers camping at the popular holiday reportedly spotted a group of four bull sharks in the water before the 39-year-old man was attacked south of Crescent Head on Tuesday.
It appears that the shark bit his diving suit and ripped off a piece of his board. He was taken to Kempsey Hospital by a witness.
Beaches from Queens Head to Big Hill are closed.
The latest attack occurred just hours after a 27-year-old man was attacked by a shark at North Steyne Beach on Sydney’s Northern Beaches at 6.20pm on Monday.
In the footage, the man is seen being dragged from the water by beachgoers who provided first aid until paramedics arrived.
First responders treated the man in the sand before taking him to the Royal North Shore Hospital in a critical condition.
A 15cm bite mark on the young surfer’s board indicates he was most likely attacked by a bull shark, according to shark biologists from the primary industry department.
A man injured by a shark at Point Plomer (pictured) on the NSW Mid North Coast was taken to hospital after the fourth attack in less than 48 hours.
The latest attack comes just hours after a 27-year-old man was attacked by a shark at North Steyne Beach in Sydney’s Northern Beaches at around 6.20pm on Monday.
Heroes around the area gave first aid to the man before paramedics arrived.
North Steyne Beach is expected to remain closed for the next 48 hours.
It was the third shark attack in 26 hours and experts said the peak season for bull sharks in the Sydney area was between January and February.
An 11-year-old boy was thrown from his surfboard by a large shark, believed to be a bull shark, on Monday morning.
Dee took a few bites from his board at Why Point.
The shark net had been set up as normal at Dee Why Beach, which was closed due to big waves and dangerous surf at the time of the attack.
The attack followed another attack off Shark Beach, Vaucluse, at around 4.20pm on Sunday.
A 12-year-old boy was swimming with friends at a popular jumping rock to the west of the beach when he was bitten outside the netted swimming area.
His friends helped him get to shore.
An 11-year-old boy aged 12 and a man in his 20s were targeted over a 25-hour period on Sunday and Monday. A fourth man was attacked on NSW’s Mid North Coast on Tuesday
First responders treated the man in the sand before taking him to the Royal North Shore Hospital in a critical condition.
The shark net was set up normally at Dee Why Beach, which was closed due to big waves and dangerous surf at the time of the attack (beach pictured)
It is believed that he was also attacked by a large bull shark.
Police on Monday warned people not to swim in murky, low-visibility water after a downpour drenched Sydney and surrounding areas at the weekend.
Inspector Joseph McNulty said extra fresh water in the harbor after recent heavy rain, combined with the splash effect created by people jumping from cliffs, created the ‘perfect storm’ for Sunday’s shark attack.
“I would advise against swimming in the harbor or any of our other river systems in NSW at this time,” he told reporters before the Dee Why incident was reported.
Heavy waves have also disrupted the operation of smart barrel lines that have been alerting authorities to shark activity along much of the NSW coast since Sunday.
