Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleCoogee Beach and others in the city's Randwick Council area closed for 24 hours following attack (AFP via Getty Images)A 35-year-old woman was critically injured after being bitten by a large shark at Coogee Beach in eastern Sydney on Saturday morning, approximately 30 metres from the shore.Off-duty lifeguard and paddleboard champion Charlie Verco, 25, rescued the woman, bringing her to shore after witnessing the three-to-four-metre shark near a group of swimmers. "She ended up getting taken underwater for a second. I couldn't see where she was because it was all red. And luckily, she popped up and shark had let her go and I was able to get close enough to bring her into shore,” he said.The woman sustained serious injuries to her lower left leg and arms and is currently in a critical but stable condition at St Vincent's Hospital.Coogee Beach and other beaches in the city's Randwick Council area were closed for 24 hours following the incident, with drones deployed under emergency provisions to scan for sharks.The Civil Aviation Safety Authority announced it would review restrictions on drone use over Coogee Beach, which is under Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport's flight path, to facilitate shark monitoring and enhance swimmer safety.In fullAustralia temporarily lifts ban on shark-spotting drones after attack on woman swimmerThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Beachgoers watch in horror as shark mauls woman near shore: ‘it was all red’
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleCoogee Beach and others in the city's Randwick Council area closed for 24 hours following attack (AFP via Getty Images)A 35-year-old woman was critically injured after being bitten by a large shark at Coogee Beach in eastern Sydney on Saturday morning, approximately 30 metres from the shore.Off-duty lifeguard and paddleboard champion Charlie Verco, 25, rescued the woman, bringing her to shore after witnessing the three-to-four-metre shark near a group of swimmers. "She ended up getting taken underwater for a second. I couldn't see where she was because it was all red. And luckily, she popped up and shark had let her go and I was able to get close enough to bring her into shore,” he said.The woman sustained serious injuries to her lower left leg and arms and is currently in a critical but stable condition at St Vincent's Hospital.Coogee Beach and other beaches in the city's Randwick Council area were closed for 24 hours following the incident, with drones deployed under emergency provisions to scan for sharks.The Civil Aviation Safety Authority announced it would review restrictions on drone use over Coogee Beach, which is under Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport's flight path, to facilitate shark monitoring and enhance swimmer safety.In fullAustralia temporarily lifts ban on shark-spotting drones after attack on woman swimmerThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
