A 29-year-old woman was attacked by a shark in Australia on Monday evening. This is the first shark attack in Sydney Harbor since 2009.
A woman swimming in the famous Sydney Harbor was attacked by a shark, seriously injuring her leg, authorities and the media announced on Tuesday, January 30.
The attack took place on Monday evening near a pontoon in Elizabeth Bay, less than two kilometers from the iconic Opera House, police said. New South Wales Police said in a statement that she “suffered a serious injury to her right leg”.
The victim was hospitalized in intensive care
Immediately, people rushed to help the 29-year-old woman, according to the Sydney Morning Herald, citing a resident who heard cries for help from the house.
“She was trying to get out of the water by the ladder and behind her was her leg, which was completely exposed and covered in blood,” Michael Porter testified. “It was surreal.”
A nearby veterinarian applied a tourniquet to him, according to the newspaper. The victim was hospitalized in intensive care at St. Vincent’s Hospital, a hospital spokesman said, adding that she is in stable condition.
This is the first shark attack in Sydney Harbor since 2009. That year, an Australian Navy diver was attacked on the arm and leg by a bull shark in Woolloomooloo Bay.
In February 2002, 35-year-old British diving instructor Simon Nellis was eaten by a shark at Little Bay Beach in Sydney. This was the first fatal attack in the city since 1963.
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