A woman has died after a shark attack on the New South Wales mid-north coast at Kylies beach.

NSW police said the woman, aged in her 20s, had been killed at the beach at Crowdy Bay on Thursday morning.

Emergency services were called to the beach about 6.30am by reports that a shark had bitten two people.

“Witnesses assisted the pair prior to the arrival of NSW Ambulance paramedics; however, the woman died at the scene,” a police spokesperson said. Are shark attacks on the rise in Australia? And what is being done to reduce the risk of fatal interactions? Read more

A man – also believed to be aged in his 20s – was airlifted to John Hunter hospital in a critical condition. His condition later improved to serious but stable.

Police Chief Insp Timothy Bayly said on Thursday that “th

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