Woman seriously injured after shark attack in Sydney Harbour
Swimmer Lauren O’Neill (29)
It is believed that the woman was attacked by a bull shark. Photo: Getty
A woman has been hospitalised with “serious” bite wounds to her leg after being attacked by a shark while swimming in Sydney Harbour.
The victim, identified as Lauren O’Neill (29), who lives in an apartment block nearby, was swimming at a private wharf at Elizabeth Bay around 7.45pm local time (8.45am GMT) on Monday, less than 2km from Sydney’s iconic Opera House, when she was bitten by the suspected bull shark.
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