Sydney Harbour shark attack victim thanks people who rushed to her aid: ‘My heroic and very kind neighbours’

Jacob Phillips

An Australian woman bitten by a shark while swimming near the iconic Sydney Opera House has thanked her "heroic" neighbours for their help in a statement issued from her hospital bed on Wednesday.

Lauren O'Neill was swimming close to shore near her home in the harbourside suburb of Elizabeth Bay when she was attacked by a shark on Monday evening.