Surfer dies after being bitten by shark in Australia
By Eoin McSweeney, CNN
Updated 7:48 AM ET, Tue May 18, 2021
A beach closed sign in Tuncurry, Australia Tuesday after a surfer was killed by a shark.
(CNN)A surfer has died after a suspected shark attack at a popular beach in New South Wales (NSW), Australia.
The man in his 50s suffered critical injuries to his upper thigh while surfing Tuesday morning, according to NSW Police.
Emergency services were called to Tuncurry Beach, Forster, around 300 kilometers (186 miles) north of Sydney, at about 11.20 a.m. local time (9.20 p.m. Monday ET), police said.