Experts say attacks by sharks are increasing as water sports in Australia become more popular
Sydney (AFP) - Several beaches on Australia's east coast remained closed Sunday after a bodyboarder was seriously hurt in a shark attack, just weeks after two others were badly mauled at a nearby region.
A 38-year-old man was bodyboarding with a friend off Lighthouse Beach, about 400 kilometres (248 miles) north of Sydney, late Saturday afternoon when he was attacked and suffered "life-threatening injuries", New South Wales state police said.
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