Boy, 12, ‘fighting for life’ after Sydney Harbour shark attack
‘It was a horrendous scene … We believe it was something like a bull shark that attacked’ the boy, said a New South Wales police spokesman
The boy had been jumping off rocks with friends late on Sunday afternoon at Shark Beach in Vaucluse, around 9km (5.5 miles) from the central business district, when he was attacked by the shark.
He was pulled from the water by friends and emergency services with severe injuries to both legs, and remains in a critical condition.
“It was a horrendous scene at the time when police attended. We believe it was something like a bull shark that attacked the lower limbs of that boy,” said Superintendent Joseph McNulty, New South Wales marine area police commander.
“That boy is fighting for his life now.”
The attack followed days of heavy rain that had turned the water murky, police said.