Shark attack leaves boy, 12, fighting for his life after surfer suffers critical injuries

Australia puts measures in place to protect people from sharks (Image: Getty Images)

Two people are battling critically injuries after separate shark attacks in Sydney, Australia. A 12-year-old boy was attacked and is fighting for his life in the third incident in two days. Reports say the boy had been jumping off rocks with friends on Sunday afternoon, when he was bitten. The boy was pulled from the ‌water by friends and emergency services with severe injuries to both ‌legs. The incident took place on Shark Beach in Vaucluse.

The New South Wales police marine area command superintendent Joe McNulty said a police speedboat was nearby and reached the scene within minutes. An officer applied two tourniquets to the boy’s legs to stem severe bleeding while other officers performed CPR as he was taken by boat to Rose Bay, where ambulance crews were waiting.

Authorities say a bull shark was likely responsible for the attack (Image: Getty Images)

A group of people pulled the man from the water and onto the sand after he was bitten by a shark on the leg, reports 9News.

An 11-year-old boy was lucky to escape when a shark took a bite out of his surfboard near Dee Why Beach.

Despite its name, there are not a huge amount of attacks on Shark Beach in Vaucluse (Image: Getty Images)

Days of heavy rain have filled Sydney Harbour with fresh water, which draws in bull sharks.

Pressure is mounting on authorities to protect people at beaches, with one way of doing this being drone use.