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Swiss Woman Dies After Shark Attack Off NSW Beach
Authorities suspect a mature bull shark attacked the Swiss couple while swimming and filming dolphins; local beaches have been closed as experts review GoPro footage.
- On Thursday, a Swiss woman died and a Swiss man was seriously injured in a shark attack at Kylies Beach in Crowdy Bay National Park, about 350 kilometres north of Sydney.
- Authorities say a suspected bull shark attacked the swimmers, and experts will review GoPro footage to confirm the species; the couple, camping after arriving Wednesday, filmed dolphins at secluded, unpatrolled Kylies Beach.
- The injured man was flown by a Westpac rescue helicopter to John Hunter Hospital and has been moved from critical to stable condition after a bystander applied a makeshift tourniquet.
- Beaches at Crowdy Bay have been closed and could stay shut through the weekend as investigations continue; the NSW government will install five SMART drumlines while Fisheries NSW deploys half a dozen drum lines.
- The incident is the fifth fatal shark attack in Australia this year and the second fatality in NSW in two months; officials noted the remote beach access by 4WD delayed emergency services, while drones last year spotted 1000 target sharks requiring 800 interceptions.
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