Swimmers returned to Sydney’s Coogee Beach under tight surveillance from lifeguards and drones after a weekend shark attack left a woman critically injured and triggered a fresh safety review at some of Australia’s busiest beaches.
The 35-year-old woman was swimming about 30 metres from shore on Saturday morning when a 3-4m shark bit her, leaving her with serious injuries to her arms and lower left leg.
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She remains in hospital in stable condition.
Coogee, just south of the famed Bondi Beach, is home to one of Australia’s largest Irish communities.
“I’m very wary. I wouldn’t even dip my toe in at the minute,” he said.
“I used to do a few lengths across the beach but I’d always have in the back of your mind ‘Is there sharks around?
“But after the weekend, no, it’s kind of a nail in the coffin for me, I won’t be getting back in for a while anyway.”
