Surfer injured in fourth shark attack in Australian state in 48 hours
A surfer has been bitten by a shark, the fourth attack along Australia's New South Wales (NSW) coastline in under 48 hours.
The 39-year-old man "sustained a wound to his chest" after a shark bit his board on the Mid North Coast on Tuesday morning, police said. He has been released from hospital.
It follows three other attacks in Sydney over the past two days. All beaches in Sydney's northern area will remain closed until further notice, said police.
The attacks follow days of heavy rains, which NSW Superintendent Joseph McNulty had earlier said may have created a "perfect storm environment" for shark attacks. Rain flushes nutrients into the water, which can draw sharks closer to shore.
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I thought the same guy had been attacked by separate sharks four different times in 48 hours haha
At some point you gotta wonder; does he want to eaten by a shark? Or is he just like "that's 3 times. Statistically, I'll never be bitten again"
Murphys Law can be a bitch.
To be fair, all the bleeding probably attracts the following sharks.
At some point you're just feeding sharks.
And by nutrients they mean raw sewage.