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An Australian surfer died Saturday after being bitten by a “large shark” at Lengthy Reef Seashore in Sydney, police stated.
New South Wales Police Superintendent John Duncan recognized the sufferer as a 57-year-old father and “skilled surfer” who misplaced a number of limbs, in keeping with Sky News.
“There was a man screaming, ‘I do not need to get bitten, I do not need to get bitten, do not chunk me,’ and I noticed the dorsal fin of the shark come up, and it was big,” a witness instructed Sky Information Australia.
Police stated they have been referred to as to the seashore round 10 a.m. Saturday to reply to studies of a person who “had suffered important accidents.”
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Surfers exit the water after authorities closed Lengthy Reef Seashore in Sydney after a shark assault Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (AFP through Getty Photographs)
“He was retrieved from the surf and dropped at the shore; nonetheless, [he] died on the scene,” the New South Wales Police Pressure stated in an announcement.
“Officers hooked up to Northern Seashores Police Space Command have closed the seashore and can liaise with specialists … to find out the species of shark concerned,” police added. “Two sections of a surfboard have been recovered and brought for professional examination.”
The final time an individual was killed by a shark in Sydney was in February 2022, which was the town’s first deadly shark assault courting again to 1963, in keeping with Sky Information.
Duncan instructed reporters Saturday that the incident was a “horrible tragedy.”
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Individuals stroll alongside the shoreline as northern Sydney seashores are closed after a shark assault at Lengthy Reef Seashore Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (Saeed Khan/AFP through Getty Photographs)
“The gentleman had gone out about 9:30 this morning with a few of his associates, about 5 – 6 of his mates,” he was quoted by Sky Information as saying. “He is an skilled surfer that we perceive.
“Sadly, it might seem that a big, what we consider to be a shark, has attacked him. And on account of that, he misplaced quite a lot of limbs,” Duncan reportedly added. “His colleagues managed to make it again to the seashore safely, and a short while later, his physique was discovered floating within the surf. And a few different individuals went out and recovered it.”
Guests keep away from the water whereas surf rescue personnel on jet skis patrol the shoreline in northern Sydney following a shark assault at Lengthy Reef Seashore. (Saeed Khan/AFP through Getty Photographs)
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Duncan stated the sufferer leaves behind a spouse and younger daughter, Sky Information reported.
