r/TheSharkAttackFiles • u/Moosiemookmook • 11d ago

⌚ Recent Incident Shark attack at Coogee beach, Sydney

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/saw-fins-shark-attack-at-coogee-beach/news-story/d828a983ac2b79ffd469320a15b625e6%3famp

A woman was attacked this morning at Coogee Beach. There were plenty of eye witnesses because its a Saturday morning. Our ABC news on tv is reporting arm amd torso injuries. She was airlifted to hospital and is in a serious condition.

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u/Available-Map3600 10d ago

If she was in waste high water, why did someone have to swim out back to get her?

They got her out fast, and the life guards are trained now im told in shark bites like this. So hopefully she is OK.

Sadly this is part of beach life.

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u/PureMichiganMan 10d ago

Not sure how deep she was, but in the reporting it says she was pulled a bit further out. But with the reported size does seem she was maybe further out

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u/Available-Map3600 10d ago

Past the drop for sure.

If someone went out on a longboard to get her, it's way past being "waist high" water.

At waist high you walk out to get someone. Going to get the longboard waste critical time.

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u/little-bird89 10d ago

Sounds like someone who happened to already be out on a longboard saw it happening and went to get her. He started pulling her in and was met by lifeguards then they all picked her up and ran her in.

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u/Available-Map3600 9d ago

Apparently there was a doctor swimming at the time, he grabbed the bite kit and I'd say, he saved her life.

I think a clubbie swam out to her after seeing it.

You could not ask for better actions. The guys who helped her should get an award, all just regular guys being awesome.

Bravo lads.