A surfer has been attacked by a shark in the fourth incident along the coast of New South Wales in 48 hours. Meanwhile, beaches have been closed across Sydney.
Beaches in Sydney, Australia, remained closed indefinitely on Tuesday after four shark attacks were reported in the state of News South Wales over a 48-hour period.
A surfer suffered minor leg injuries after a shark attack Tuesday morning on the NSW coast, several hundred kilometers north of Sydney.
In a separate attack on Monday evening, another surfer suffered serious injuries and went into cardiac arrest at Manly Beach in Sydney.
Earlier, a teenager was sent to intensive care following a shark attack inside Sydney Harbor on Sunday.
The sharks involved haven't yet been identified, but experts point to bull sharks as likely behind the attacks
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