A 12-year-old boy was fighting for his life in hospital after being mauled by a large shark in Sydney Harbour, police in Australia said on Monday.
The boy had been jumping off rocks with friends late on Sunday afternoon at Shark Beach in Vaucluse, around 9km (5.5 miles) from the central business district, when he was attacked by the shark.
He was pulled from the water by friends and emergency services with severe injuries to both legs, and remains in a critical condition.
“It was a horrendous...
Boy, 12, ‘fighting for life’ after Sydney Harbour shark attack
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Source: scmp.com

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