- A woman is severely injured after been bitten by a shark off the coast of Sydney
- The swimmer, aged in her 50s, was swimming at Congwong Beach in La Perouse
- She is being treated in hospital for severe lacerations to one of her legs
A woman is severely injured after been bitten by a shark off the coast of Sydney.
The swimmer, aged in her 50s, was swimming at Congwong Beach in La Perouse at 7pm on Friday when she was attacked by what is believed to have been a shark.
She was taken to St George Hospital where she is being treated for severe lacerations to one of her legs.
A NSW Ambulance spokesman said it was unclear what species of shark had bitten the woman.
The swimmer, aged in her 50s, was swimming at Congwong Beach in La Perouse at 7pm on Friday when she was attacked by what is believed to be shark
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