I believe that all Sydneysiders are concerned about the little Bay shark attack,
It's really tragic!
This Wednesday afternoon, at the lively Little Bay Beach,
A man swimming in the sea is suddenly attacked by a shark,
Before everyone could react,
Just be bitten alive!
(Image source: Yahoo News)
Reports said that at around 4:35 p.m. on Wednesday, after a swimmer was attacked by a great white shark,
Emergency services quickly rushed to Little Bay Buchan Point in Sydney's south-east suburbs.
More than an hour later, police confirmed that the bodies of the victims had been washed ashore.
Yesterday, the identity of the victim was announced, the deceased named Simon Nellist, 35 years old,
is a British living in Australia,
I was going to get married to my Chinese girlfriend this year!
(Image source: Australia Seven News)
He has not returned to his family in the UK for several years due to the epidemic, and now his family may not even see the last of him...
With a love of the sea, Nellist came to Australia from england and was a diving instructor.
It is reported that at the time of the incident, he was training for a charity swimming activity.
Friends say Nellist is an experienced diver who worked as an engineer in the Royal Air Force.
Simon Nellist (Image: Facebook)
Nellist was about to get married, and before the pandemic, he got engaged to his girlfriend, Jessie.
A close friend of Simon told The Sun:
"He and his girlfriend were scheduled to get married last year, but it was postponed due to the pandemic."
"Simon has everything to do with the ocean," his friend Della Ross told 7 News, "and the news shocked us because he was one of the people who made the planet a better place." ”
(Image source: Facebook)
Around 5 p.m. on Wednesday, police received the first alarm about the shark's attacker.
A witness revealed to Australia's Radio Seven news that
The deceased issued "screams" and "cries for help" when attacked by sharks.
"He was swimming across the headland and the shark rushed towards him at full speed."
A video taken by an eyewitness was then uploaded online, where the horrific scene was recorded.
The video is believed to have been filmed by a man fishing in a nearby rock,
In the video, he said he saw a swimmer in a wetsuit being dragged into the sea by a large shark.
A man can be heard shouting, "Someone just got eaten by a shark!" Oh no! Nope!"
Several people stood to the side, watching in horror as the man struggled in the water,
Then the surrounding water slowly turns red.
"It's crazy," the man said, while another person can be heard in the video saying, "Oh my God!"
"That man is still there!"
He said: "We heard a shout, turned around and looked like a car had fallen into the water and splashed a lot, and then the shark bit the body and there was blood everywhere. ”
The attack lasted for several seconds. He said they were frightened and even vomited constantly.
"He was screaming, it was horrible, I was shaking and vomiting, it was sad."
Another eyewitness estimated,
The shark is 4.5 meters in size.
George Shales of Surf Lifesavers, NSW, called the man's death a "terrible tragedy".
"This is the first shark attack in Sydney in decades to kill people," he said.
The last deadly shark attack in Sydney,
It goes back to 1963.
NSW Ambulance Told CNN in a statement that four ambulance crews and a rescue helicopter, as well as an intensive care physician and paramedic, rushed to the scene after the street police were called.
After searching,
They found fragments of wetsuits,
Human remains were later found.
NSW Ambulance Inspector Lucky Phrachanh said: "Unfortunately, this man was seriously injured in the attack and when we arrived at the scene, there was nothing the paramedics could do. ”
Randwick Mayor Dylan Parker said he was shocked by the death, which is usually "a calm, beautiful place for families".
(Image source: CNN)
On Thursday, both coogee and the southernmost Cronulla beach will be closed.
Authorities used drones to help search for sharks on the beach where the incident occurred.
It is reported that early this morning,
Little Bay Beach has been reopened to the public.
This tragedy has also aroused the attention of people around the world, and many people have commented in the social media.
Some say the incident has deepened fears of swimming on the beach, especially in Australia.
(Image source: skynews)
"Australia is known for its deadly animals, giant sharks and crocodiles, so swimming in open water is almost inevitable to encounter them," one user commented on the TMZ website.
Another netizen said:
"I've lived in Australia for a year and I think there are too many sharks in Australia, so I never go to deep water except to snorkel and see the corals in shallow waters."
Many people from all over Australia and Nellist's birthplace have paid tribute to him.
This is really a tragedy that everyone does not want to see.
I hope that the families of the victims will mourn,
I hope that Sydney's beautiful sea will never be staged again!
Source: Micro Sydney
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