New South Wales police said they were called to a beach near Coffs Harbour, about 450 kilometres (280 miles) north of Sydney, after reports of a shark attack.
"A man, believed to be aged 18, was body boarding with friends around 100 metres off shore when he was bitten on the legs by what is believed to be a shark," police said in a statement.
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