A girl has suffered important accidents to her leg in a suspected shark assault at a non-public wharf on Sydney Harbour.
NSW Ambulance stated a number of crews, together with the helicopter, have been despatched to Billyard Avenue in Elizabeth Bay about 7.45pm.
The lady, aged in her late 20s or early 30s, suffered important blood loss.
A close-by veterinarian utilized a tourniquet to stem the bleeding earlier than the girl was rushed to St Vincent’s Hospital in a vital situation.
The lady’s accidents are believed to be extreme and to her decrease proper leg.
A girl who witnessed the incident stated her spouse was the vet who probably saved the sufferer’s life.
“My spouse’s a vet and she or he principally bandaged it up … it is fairly hectic truly, however she appears to be OK, she’s been in loads of shock and so am I,” the girl advised 9News.
“We acquired some bandages, we stored her heat, and my spouse principally bandaged her as much as cease the bleeding.”
She added that had the girl been additional out within the water, “she would not have survived”.
NSW Police stated officers on the scene have been advised the girl had been swimming off the wharf on the time.
“Marine Space Command are patrolling the world as a precaution,” they stated.
While all indications are that the girl suffered a shark chew, Major Industries will examine to substantiate.
