‘A great tragedy’: man dies in shark attack near Dee Why on Sydney’s northern beaches

A man has died at Long Reef beach, near Dee Why on Sydney’s northern beaches, after what police believe to be an attack from a large shark. Photograph: Ben Doherty/The Guardian

A man has died near Dee Why on Sydney’s northern beaches after being bitten by what is believed to be a large shark, in what police have called “a great tragedy”.

Shortly after 10am on Saturday, New South Wales emergency services were called to Long Reef beach following reports a man had suffered critical injuries.