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news Scmp World 2026-06-13

Beachgoers rescue woman following shark attack in Sydney

A 35-year-old woman was rescued by bystanders after a severe shark attack at Coogee Beach in Sydney.


A woman swimmer was ⁠seriously injured in a shark ⁠attack at a Sydney beach on ⁠Saturday, authorities said, in the latest of a spate of such encounters off Australia’s coast. Emergency services were called to Coogee Beach in the east of Sydney, Australia’s largest city, in the morning on reports that the 35-year-old had been bitten by a large shark about 30 metres (100 feet) from the shore. “The woman was pulled from the water by members of the public, who commenced first aid,” police said in a....

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