Popular Sydney beach deploys drones, helicopter after fatal shark attack


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  • Sunday, 07 Sep 2025

A drone view of Long Reef Beach, following an incident where a surfer died after being attacked by a large shark, in Dee Why near Sydney, Australia September 6, 2025 in this screen grab obtained from social media video. Robert Joodat/Instagram @ramin3m/via REUTERS

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian authorities on Sunday deployed drones and a helicopter to monitor the waters around a popular Sydney beach after a surfer was killed by a great white shark on Saturday, officials said.

Two beaches in Australia's most populous city remained closed on Sunday after the attack on Saturday morning that took place about 100 m (328 ft) from shore while the man was surfing with friends at Long Reef Beach, in the north of the New South Wales state capital.

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