Two children and a man are victims of three shark attacks in Sydney in 24 hours

In just over 24 hours, three shark attacks have occurred on Sydney beaches (Australia), none fatal and two of them on children, according to information revealed by the authorities of a country that last year recorded at least a dozen incidents of this type. The three attacks, on a man and two children aged 11 and 12, took place on beaches in Sydney, one of the best-known cities in Australia, after heavy rains over the weekend may have favored the presence of sharks in the area due to the mixture of fresh and salt water, experts pointed out. According to a national incident database, between 1791 and 2025, more than 1,280 shark attacks were recorded in Australia, approximately 260 of them fatal.

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A 12-year-old in critical condition The first of the last just over 24 hours occurred on Sunday afternoon at Shark Beach (Tiburón Beach), in eastern Sydney: a bull shark, according to the authorities, attacked a 12-year-old boy who remains hospitalized in critical condition. The incident occurred when the minor was with a group of friends jumping from a rocky ledge about six meters high into shallow and murky waters. The quick reaction of the friends, who jumped into the water to help him before the arrival of the rescue teams, was key to saving his life, according to the Police, who pulled him out of the water and applied tourniquets to both legs. The child was taken to the Sydney Children's Hospital, where he remains under intensive care with serious injuries to his lower limbs. The bull shark, which can measure more than three meters, stars in many of the encounters between sharks and humans on the popular east coast of Australia and is known for its size, strength, and ability to inhabit both salt and fresh water, which allows them to enter estuaries and coastal areas with a lot of bathers and fishermen. Another child comes out unscathed Also, an 11-year-old boy was unharmed after a shark bit his surfboard this Monday at Dee Why beach (north of Sydney), in the second incident involving these animals since Sunday. The event occurred shortly before noon, when the child was surfing and the animal tore off a fragment of the board without causing him any injuries. New South Wales State Marine Rescue, where Sydney is located, pointed out that the minor came out of the water on his own and the intervention of ambulance services was not necessary. As a preventive measure, drones, jet skis, and maritime patrols were deployed to locate the shark, and the closure of the beach to the public was ordered for at least 24 hours. An "serious" episode
A man was seriously injured after being attacked by a shark on North Steyne beach, also this Monday and in Sydney, according to emergency services. This third incident involving sharks in just over 24 hours occurred in the north of the city, shortly after 6:00 p.m. local time (7:00 GMT). Rescue teams were alerted and went to the beach, where the injured man, in his twenties, according to the public broadcaster ABC, received medical assistance before being transferred in critical condition to Royal North Shore Hospital. The episode was rated as "serious" by Maritime Rescue.