An 11-year-old surfer was attacked by a shark on Sydney’s northern beaches on Monday morning, biting his board several times but causing no injuries to the boy.
The boy fled to shore with multiple other surfers after the attack, which is understood to have occurred near the surf break on the southern end of Dee Why beach, near the peninsula that separates it from Curl Curl.
The attack occurred on Monday morning.Credit: Manly Observer
The beach was closed after the attack, as surf lifesavers were deployed on jet skis to inspect the scene. A drone was also spotted surveilling the waters above Dee Why.
A picture posted by the Manly Observer shows a bite mark on the boy’s board after the incident. The publication reported witnesses observing what appeared to be a bull shark in the water, possibly up to five feet long.
A lifesaver on a jet ski searches for the shark at Dee Why beach on Monday.Credit: Nine News
It came as a 12-year-old boy was bitten by a large bull shark near a Sydney Harbour beach on Sunday afternoon, who is fighting for his life in hospital after he was attacked.
The boy was swimming with friends at a popular jump rock west of Shark Beach at Nielsen Park in Vaucluse about 4.20pm when he was bitten, and was rescued by his friends and a quick-thinking police officer after the boy’s legs were mauled.
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