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 inAllNewsSportCultureLifestylePeople sit on stairs at Coogee beach following a shark attack in Sydney, Saturday, June 13, 2026. (Nadir Kinani/AAP Image via AP) (AP)A 35-year-old woman was critically injured by a 3.5-meter white shark off Coogee Beach in Sydney on Saturday morning. She sustained severe leg and arm injuries, including a 30-centimetre bite to her thigh with exposed bone. A lifeguard on a paddleboard rescued the woman, pulling her from the water after the shark had taken her underwater. Bystanders, including an off-duty doctor, assisted with first aid on the beach before she was airlifted to hospital in a critical condition. This incident follows a series of recent shark attacks in Australia, with four fatalities recorded this year, highlighting a growing trend. In fullWoman critically injured by ‘large’ shark while swimming near Australian beachThank 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

Suffering severe injuries to her limbs, the woman was airlifted to hospital for immediate treatment.

A woman in her 30s is being treated by NSW Ambulance after being bitten by a shark at the eastern suburbs beach.

A woman in her 30s is being treated by NSW Ambulance after being bitten by a shark at the eastern suburbs beach.

A woman in her 30s has been transported to hospital with arm and leg injuries after the attack at the popular Sydney beach

The swimmer, aged in her 30s, suffered serious arm and leg injuries.

A woman has been attacked by a shark at Sydney's popular Coogee Beach.

A woman is in a critical condition after being attacked by shark at popular beach - she has been airlifted to hospital after a massive emergency services response

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

The attack happened just after 11am while the woman was swimming laps close to shore.

SYDNEY: A woman was seriously injured in a shark attack at a Sydney beach on Saturday (Jun 13), authorities said, in the latest of a spate of shark attacks off Australia's…

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

The 30-year-old suffered serious arm and leg injuries in the latest such attack off Australia's coast.

Emergency services called to Coogee Beach on reports that 35-year-old woman had been bitten by a large shark about 100ft from shore

A swimmer was critically injured by a shark at Coogee Beach, where emergency services responded after beachgoers rendered first aid. | World News

A woman in her 30s was critically injured after a shark attack at Sydney's Coogee Beach on Saturday. Bystanders rescued the swimmer, who sustained severe arm and leg injuries.…

A woman has been critically injured off a popular Sydney beach in the latest in a spate of shark attacks in Australia

A woman has been critically injured off a popular Sydney beach in the latest in a spate of shark attacks in Australia

A three-metre shark swims slowly across the bay moments after a woman was pulled from the water with severe injuries.

A woman, believed to be in her 30s, sustained critical injuries after being bitten by a shark off Sydney's Coogee Beach.

Australia averages around 20 shark attacks a year, two or three of which are fatal.