A swimmer has died in Sydney’s first fatal shark attack in nearly 60 years, authorities confirm.
Emergency services were called around 4:35pm local time in Buchan Point, Malabar on Wednesday after reports of an attack in which the victim suffered catastrophic injuries.
Witnesses told local television they saw the attack on a swimmer wearing a wetsuit. It was the first deadly shark attack in Sydney since 1963, the data shows.
“Some guy was swimming and a shark came and attacked him vertically,” witness Kris Linto told Nine News.
“We heard a yell and turned around – it looked like a car had landed in the water.”
Another witness estimated the shark to be 15 feet long.
Police did not reveal the identity of the swimmer.
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