SYDNEY, Nov 27 (NNN-AAP) – One person has died and another has been hospitalised with serious injuries, after they were attacked by a shark, at a beach in an Australian national park this morning.
Police in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), said that, emergency services were called to reports that two people had been bitten by a shark, at a beach at Crowdy Bay, a national park 270 km north-east of Sydney, around 6:30 a.m. this morning.
A police statement said that, witnesses assisted the pair until the arrival of ambulance paramedics, but a woman, believed to be aged in her 20’s, died at the scene.
A man, also believed to be aged in his 20s, sustained serious injuries and was airlifted to hospital in a critical condition.– NNN-AAP
NSW Police said that the beach has been closed and officers will consult with experts to determine the species of shark involved.
