Deadly shark attack at Little Bay, Sydney, kills swimmer
Horrific moment swimmer is mauled to death at a packed Sydney beach by a 4.5-metre great white shark as shocked witnesses watch on: ‘Someone’s just been EATEN’
Swimmer killed by four-metre-and-a-half great white at popular Sydney beachShocked beachgoers heard swimmer’s frantic screams and watched on in horrorRescuers launched a search and found human remains in water short time later
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A swimmer has been killed after being mauled by a four-metre-long great white, as terrified witnesses recall hearing the man’s ear-piercing screams as blood was seen rising from the water.
Emergency services rushed to Little Bay Beach near Malabar in Sydney‘s east just after 4.30pm on Wednesday following reports of a shark attack.
Maritime officers and lifeguards launched a search for the swimmer and found human remains in the water.
Parts of a wetsuit were also reportedly recovered.
Shocked witnesses believe it was a four-metre-and-a-half great white.
The horrifying scenes occurred in front of dozens of fishermen and other beachgoers, who heard the swimmer’s screams as the attack unfolded, sparking panic on shore.
Witnesses has recalled the horrifying moment the swimmer was mauled by a great white shark
Emergency services launched a search for the swimmer and found human remains shortly afterwards
‘Someone just got eaten by a shark. Oh man! Oh no! That’s insane. That’s a great white shark,’ one fisherman can be heard yelling in footage.
‘I just saw a four to five metre great white explode on the surface right here on a swimmer and it was like a car landing in the water.
‘F*** man, I heard a scream and the shark was just chomping on his body and the body was in half here just off the rocks.’
‘It came back and swallowed parts of his body and that was it.’
It’s understood the victim was a local who knew the beach well.
A swimmer has died after a fatal shark attack at Little Bay Beach (scene pictured)
Shocked witnesses (pictured speaking to police) heard the swimmer’s screams in the water
Kris Linto (pictured) was fishing at the time when he witnessed the horrifying scenes
‘Some guy was swimming and a shark came and attacked him vertically,’ fisherman Kris Linto told Nine News.
‘We heard a yell and turned around it looked like a car had landed in the water, a big splash then the shark was chomping at the body and there was blood everywhere.’
Little Bay Beach has been closed as officers continue to search the area.
No further information is available at this time.
Police will liaise with the Department of Primary Industry to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of the swimmer.
More to come
Jet skis were also used in the frantic search for swimmer before human remains were found
