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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Ima Caldwell

Nico Antic, 12, dies in hospital after being attacked by a shark in Sydney

A popular jump rock where it is believed 12-year-old boy Nico Antic had jumped into Sydney Harbour from before he was bitten by a shark.
Nico Antic had been jumping from rocks into Sydney Harbour with friends on Sunday when a shark – believed to have been a bull shark – attacked him. Photograph: Jessica Hromas/The Guardian

A 12-year-old boy has died in hospital after being mauled by a shark in Sydney Harbour last weekend, his family has confirmed.

The boy, named as Nico Antic in an online fundraiser, had been fighting for his life after being bitten on both legs on 18 January at a harbour beach in Vaucluse, in Sydney’s east.

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