The man in one of the beaches in Sydney passed away after the shark attack, writes the BBC.
The official statement states that the emergency services were pulled by a man from the sea on Long Reef beach, but unfortunately, “he died at the scene.” “Two parts of the surfboard were found, which were taken into expertise,” the police added.
Due to the incident that happened this morning, a series of beaches in the popular area known as the north beach. Police reported that urgent services responded to the call received something after 10 am in the morning, and in which the “man had had critical injuries.
The victim identity has not yet officially confirmed. Local police officers cooperate with experts in order to “determine the type of shark” responsible for the attack.
Rare but deadly attacks
The last deadly sea dog attack in the Sydney area was recorded in 2022. year, when the British diving instructor Simon Nellist was killed, which was attacked by a large white shark. Before that case, a deadly attack was not recorded since 1963. years.
Australia annually recorded about 20 shark attacks, most often in the new south wales and western Australia. Still, historically, the death outcomes are rare.
In more than a hundred years of monitoring statistics, mortality rate from sea dog attacks in Australia is 0.9 – which is less than one person a year.
(Vijesti.ba)
