A 12-year-old boy from Sydney’s east was attacked by a great white shark while jumping into the water near the beach and died in hospital after suffering serious injuries. The attack was one of four in two days off the coast of New South Wales.
A 12-year-old boy who was attacked by a shark off a Sydney beach last week has died in hospital. This was announced by his family on Saturday, according to reports from the BBC and the AFP agency, TASR reports.
- A 12-year-old boy was attacked by a shark in Sydney.
- The attack happened while jumping into the sea with friends.
- The boy suffered serious injuries and died in hospital.
- They recorded four shark attacks in two days.
- An online collection was created for the boy’s family with great support.
The shark attacked Nic Antico on January 18, when he and his friends were jumping into the water from a rock outcropping in the eastern part of Sydney, in the suburb of Vaucluse. According to the authorities, the attack was probably a great white shark.
Four attacks in two days
The incident was one of four shark attacks reported in two days off the coast of the Australian state of New South Wales.
The boy’s friends were praised by the public for their courage when they jumped into the water after the attack and tried to help him. However, the boy suffered serious leg injuries and was taken to a children’s hospital in Sydney in critical condition, where he was put into artificial sleep after the operation.
Collection for the family
An online fundraiser was created for the family of the deceased boy, in which approximately $240,000 has been collected so far.
Since 1791, there have been more than 1,280 incidents involving sharks in Australia, more than 250 of which have resulted in death, AFP reported. Scientists say the increase in shark attacks is due to increasing settlement of coastal areas and rising ocean temperatures, which are likely to affect their migration patterns, despite overfishing leading to the decline of some species.
