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

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.