Boy in critical condition after shark bite at Sydney's Shark Beach

A boy believed to be about 12 is in critical condition after being bitten by a shark at Shark Beach in the eastern Sydney suburb of Vaucluse on Sunday afternoon.

The boy was pulled from the water after suffering serious injuries to both legs and was treated at the scene by first responders with tourniquets, New South Wales police said. Emergency services were first called to the harbourside beach at about 4.20pm, police said.

Intensive care and aeromedical units, including the CareFlight helicopters, also responded, NSW Ambulance said. The boy was transported to the Sydney Children’s hospital in Randwick for treatment of his critical injuries, an ambulance spokesperson said.

Shark Beach was closed and police advised swimmers to avoid entering the water.

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