Surfer injured in fourth shark attack in Australian state in 48 hours (www.bbc.com)
from HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works to world@lemmy.world on 20 Jan 2026 07:53
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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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jim@lemmy.org on 20 Jan 2026 07:57 next collapse

I thought the same guy had been attacked by separate sharks four different times in 48 hours haha

MBech@feddit.dk on 20 Jan 2026 08:57 next collapse

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”

einkorn@feddit.org on 20 Jan 2026 09:06 next collapse

Murphys Law can be a bitch.

bear@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 21 Jan 2026 05:49 collapse

To be fair, all the bleeding probably attracts the following sharks.

prex@aussie.zone on 20 Jan 2026 10:23 collapse

At some point you’re just feeding sharks.

Visstix@lemmy.world on 20 Jan 2026 11:30 collapse

And by nutrients they mean raw sewage.