4th shark attack in 2-days along Australia’s coast

New Delhi, Jan 20: A surfer has been bitten by a shark off Australia’s New South Wales coast, marking the fourth attack in under 48 hours.

The 39-year-old man suffered minor cuts after the shark bit through his board near Crescent Head, about 450 km north of Sydney, on Tuesday morning, and is in hospital in stable condition, reports said.

The incident follows three more shark attacks in Sydney over the past two days, prompting authorities to keep all beaches in the city’s northern areas closed until further notice.

Officials say recent heavy rains may have created conditions that draw sharks closer to shore by reducing water visibility and flushing nutrients into coastal waters.

Authorities believe bull sharks may have been involved in several of the recent attacks and have again advised people to stay out of waterways until conditions improve.