A sign is seen at the site of a fatal shark attack at Dee Why Beach in Sydney, Australia. According to 9News, the male victim was filming with a GoPro camera at the time of the incident at Crowdy Bay, on the New South Wales coast. The footage is currently being examined by police, and it is unclear whether it captured the shark attack. — AP
SYDNEY: A couple that was attacked by a shark north of Sydney were believed to have been filming with a GoPro shortly before the incident, Australian broadcaster 9News reported on Nov 28.
The woman died at the scene on Nov 27 while the man sustained serious injuries and was airlifted to hospital, where he remains in a serious but stable condition, police said.
According to 9News, the man was filming with a GoPro camera at the time of the incident. The footage is currently being examined by police, and it is unclear whether it captured the shark attack.
Emergency services were called to Crowdy Bay, an unpatrolled beach, on the New South Wales (NSW) coast early on Thursday following reports that two people had been bitten by a shark.
NSW Ambulance Superintendent Joshua Smyth said that a bystander assisted the male victim at the scene, applying a tourniquet to his leg before the arrival of paramedics, which "potentially saved that male patient".
The couple was believed to be visiting from Switzerland, police said. The incident reportedly occurred on the final day of their holiday, before they were due to fly home the following day.
The beach has been closed and experts are working to establish the species of shark involved, police said.
Local media including broadcaster ABC cited experts as saying that a bull shark was responsible for the attack, but it could not be located initially despite drone searches.
According to the Australian Shark Incident Database, there were three fatal attacks in the country in the first half of 2025. In September, a surfer was also fatally injured in a suspected shark attack off the coast of Sydney.
Three species native to the region are particularly dangerous to humans: tiger sharks, bull sharks and great white sharks. – dpa
