Woman seriously injured in shark attack at Coogee Beach

A woman was seriously injured in a shark attack at Coogee Beach in Sydney on Saturday morning, marking the fourth such incident in Australian waters in less than a month. The attack occurred around 11:10 a.m. while the woman, believed to be in her 30s, was swimming near the shore between the flags.

Witnesses reported seeing a large amount of blood in the water and a shark's fin before lifeguards sounded an alarm. More than a dozen people rushed to assist, pulling the woman from the water and administering first aid before police and paramedics arrived. The woman sustained serious injuries to her arm and leg and was treated at the scene by New South Wales Ambulance paramedics.

Following the incident, Coogee Beach and the neighbouring beaches of Clovelly and Bronte were closed as a safety precaution. Authorities have not yet identified the species of shark involved.

This attack is part of a recent cluster of shark encounters in Australia. In the past month, three fatal attacks have occurred. On May 16, Steven Mattaboni, 38, was killed by a shark while spearfishing off Rottnest Island in Western Australia. On May 24, 39-year-old Michael Jensz died in a shark attack near Cairns in...