According to the Daily Mail on July 11, on July 10, local time, a 17-year-old boy in New South Wales, Australia, was attacked by a shark while surfing in a dangerous sea that was unattended during the epidemic. Several nearby surfers joined forces to drag the boy to the shore for rescue, but were unable to revive him. Witnesses at the scene said that the boy had multiple huge shark tooth marks on his body, which looked very frightening.
At around 2.30pm on July 10, a 17-year-old boy in New South Wales, Australia, was attacked by a shark while surfing Uri Beach near Grafton. Several other surfers nearby saw the boy in distress and joined forces to drag him to the beach and called for help.
First responders quickly arrived at the scene and performed first aid and CPR on the boy, but died on the beach not long after due to the boy's injuries. According to a witness at the scene, the shark that attacked the boy was most likely a large-tailed tiger shark. The boy had multiple huge shark tooth marks all over his body, especially on his legs, which looked very frightening.
After the incident, the local police have temporarily closed the surfing spots frequented by tourists, such as Uri Beach and the nearby Diggles Camp.
Local police have handed over the boy's body to a coroner for autopsy. Officers from the Coffs/Clarence Police Department will work with the Australian Department of Primary Industries to investigate the specific circumstances of the accident.
Local police issued a statement on July 10 warning visitors to the beach to strictly adhere to safety rules issued by the New South Wales Surf Lifesaving Team in Australia. A policeman told reporters that the site of the incident, Uri Beach, is usually specially guarded by members of the surf rescue team, but the lifeguard team suspended the patrol of this area during the epidemic. Patrols of the area are expected to resume at the end of September.
Last month, also in New South Wales, Australia, a 60-year-old man was attacked by a 3-meter shark while surfing at Salt Beach near Kings Creek, according to media reports. Two other men surfing on the same beach discovered the anomaly and bravely stepped forward to drive the shark away at the risk of being bitten to death. The two then dragged the attacked man to the beach.
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At this time, the medical staff who had been waiting on the shore for a long time gave the man first aid, but unfortunately failed to bring him back to life. According to witnesses at the scene, the shark was extremely ferocious, and even the man's surfboard was bitten out of a deep hole by it.