A woman swimming in Sydney Harbour, Australia, was seriously injured when she was attacked by a shark and was hospitalized with “serious” leg injuries, officials and media reported on Monday.
A woman was attacked by an apex predator while swimming at a pier in Elizabeth Bay on Sunday night. Police said the exact location of the assault was about two kilometers from the legendary Sydney Opera House. report.
New South Wales Police said the woman suffered “serious injuries to her right leg,” the newspaper said.
It was the first shark attack in Sydney Harbor since 2009. Later, a navy diver was bitten on both his arm and leg by a bull shark in Woolloomooloo Bay, forcing him to wrestle with the beast.
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A 29-year-old woman was bitten by a shark during an evening swim.
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Neighbors came to the rescue and identified the victim as 29-year-old Lauren O'Neal. sydney morning herald.
The newspaper quoted a resident who heard her crying for help with “tiny screams”.
“She was trying to climb out, but her legs were completely open and there was dark red blood coming from behind,” resident Michael Porter said, according to the Herald. “It was surreal. We were always worried and knew there were sharks in the harbor… Only now did it feel so real.” (Related: Iconic: Newborn great white shark caught on camera for the first time in history)
“She swam to the boat and on the way back she was bitten by what I believe was a bull shark,” another witness said. on-scene bondilocal news outlets.
