SYDNEY, Jul 23 (NNN-AAP) – A man has been severely injured today, after a shark attacked him on the eastern coast of Australia.
Emergency service New South Wales (NSW) Ambulance, reported that the response crew was called just after 11:00 a.m. local time, to North Shore Beach at Port Macquarie, following reports of someone having been bitten by a shark.
“Paramedics assessed and treated a man in his 20s with a serious leg injury, and transported him to Port Macquarie Base Hospital in a stable condition,” the NSW Ambulance noted in a statement.
Stretching over 10 km, North Shore Beach is located in the mid-north of New South Wales and lies more than 300 km north of the state capital, Sydney.
Following the incident, a local lifesaving agency and members of the public rendered assistance by using makeshift tourniquets.
“Beaches between North Shore and Lighthouse Beach (Tacking Point) are closed, and will remain closed for at least 24 hours,” said Port Macquarie Hastings ALS Lifeguards.
According to the SharkSmart map operated by the NSW state government, surveillance drones are currently being deployed in the region.– NNN-AAP
