Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach shut after city’s first fatal shark attack in almost 60 years
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Several beaches in Sydney, including the iconic Bondi beach, were closed on Thursday, a day after a swimmer was killed in a shark attack. Located just 10 km north of Little Bay, Bondi is one of the city’s 13 iconic beaches that have been ordered shut by authorities after Sydney reported its first fatal shark attack since 1963. People walk close to the site of a fatal shark attack off Little Bay Beach in Sydney on 17 February 2022, as authorities deployed baited lines to try to catch a giant great white shark A video that has emerged on the internet showed a man fighting for life as the water turns pink. “Unfortunately this person had suffered catastrophic injuries as a result of the attack and there was nothing paramedics could do when we arrived on the scene,” Inspector Lucky Phrachanh, from New South Wales Ambulance.
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