1 dead, 1 injured following shark attack in Australia
One person has died and another has been hospitalized with serious injuries after they were attacked by a shark at a beach in an Australian national park on Thursday morning, Xinhua reports.
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 northeast of Sydney, around 6:30 a.m. on Thursday.
A police statement said that witnesses assisted the pair until the arrival of ambulance paramedics but a woman believed to be aged in her 20s 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.
NSW Police said that the beach has been closed and officers will consult with experts to determine the species of shark involved.
As written before, two tourists were attacked by a shark off the coast of the Egyptian coastal resort of Marsa Alam, overlooking the Red Sea. According to reports, both are Italian nationals: one died, while the other was injured last December.
