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Shark attack in Sydney Harbour leaves boy in critical condition

SYDNEY — A teenage boy was critically injured Sunday after a shark attack in Sydney Harbour, prompting beach closures and warnings to stay out of the water as authorities searched for the animal, police and state officials said. New South Wales Police said the boy, believed to be about 13 years old, was bitten off Shark Beach in the eastern suburb of Vaucluse. He suffered serious leg injuries. “The injuries are consistent with what is believed to have been a large shark,” police said in a statement. Officers pulled the boy…

Massive shark kills man off a Sydney beach

Surfer killed in rare shark attack at Sydney's Long Reef; beaches closed What happened A man has died after what police and rescuers described as a suspected shark attack at Long Reef Beach on Sydney’s northern coastline, prompting immediate beach closures and a visible, urgent response from emergency services. New South Wales police said the man was pulled from the Pacific Ocean and brought ashore but died at the scene. Two sections of a surfboard recovered near the victim have been taken for forensic examination as…