Shark attack in Australia leaves woman dead, man critically injured

MELBOURNE Australia AP A shark killed a woman and seriously injured a man off the Australian east coast on Thursday police mentioned Crisis services were called to the beach in Crowdy Bay kilometers miles north of Sydney following reports that two people in their s had been bitten by a shark at a m a police declaration stated Observers helped the pair before ambulance paramedics arrived but the woman died at the scene police explained The man had sustained serious injuries and was flown by helicopter to a hospital in a critical condition police commented Police have not detailed the circumstances of the attack Police declared they would liaise with experts to determine the species of the shark responsible The beach in the Crowdy Bay National Park had been closed to swimmers after the attack The national park is known for beach camping fishing spots and hiking tracks A shark fatally mauled a man in his s off a Sydney beach in September Two sections of the man s surfboard were recovered from the scene at Long Reef Beach Source