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Beachgoers in Australia rescue woman after shark attack at Sydney’s Coogee Beach

Beachgoers in Australia rescue woman after shark attack at Sydney’s Coogee Beach
South China Morning Post Saturday 13 June 2026, 06:25 UTC By Reuters 1 min read
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A woman swimmer was ⁠seriously injured in a shark ⁠attack at a Sydney beach on ⁠Saturday, authorities said, in the latest of a spate of such encounters off Australia’s coast. Emergency services were called to Coogee Beach in the east of Sydney, Australia’s largest city, in the morning on reports that the 35-year-old had been bitten by a large shark about 30 metres (100 feet) from the shore. “The woman was pulled from the water by members of the public, who commenced first aid,” police said...

A woman swimmer was ⁠seriously injured in a shark ⁠attack at a Sydney beach on ⁠Saturday, authorities said, in the latest of a spate of such encounters off Australia’s coast. Emergency services were called to Coogee Beach in the east of Sydney, Australia’s largest city, in the morning on reports that the 35-year-old had been bitten by a large shark about 30 metres (100 feet) from the shore. “The woman was pulled from the water by members of the public, who commenced first aid,” police said in a... [Image text:] HWA RD ANC FIRE+ FIRE+ ARAMEDIC RESCUE RESCUE EWSOUTHWALES NEW SOUTH WALES FIRE+ ge RESCUE NEWSOUTH WALES
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