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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Nick Visser

Sydney Harbour shark attack: second incident in two days as police warn against swimming

Warning signs at Sydney’s Dee Why beach after a shark attack on an 11-year-old boy on Monday.
Warning signs at Sydney’s Dee Why beach after a shark attacked an 11-year-old boy on Monday. Photograph: Jeremy Piper/Reuters

A 12-year-old boy is in for the “fight of his life” after being attacked by a large shark in Sydney Harbour on Sunday afternoon, with police warning against people entering the water at nearby swimming spots.

In a separate incident on Monday, a shark attacked an 11-year-old boy at Dee Why, in the city’s north. The shark left multiple bite marks on his board but the boy was unharmed.

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