Charlie Verco paddled furiously to help when he saw a 35-year-old woman being mauled by a white shark at Coogee Beach.

The victim, a woman in her 30s. was pulled from the water by members of the public who commenced first aid before the arrival of emergency services. Credit: TNV

A woman has been critically injured by a shark off a popular Sydney beach. The attack happened Saturday morning at Coogee Beach.