Coogee shark attack: Beachgoers reel from spike in national shark attacks
A shark attack at one of Australia's best-known beaches comes after a horror summer for a state where four attacks took place in two days.
A shark attack at a popular Sydney beach on Saturday follows a horrendous summer during which NSW experienced its highest number of January attacks in the past decade, according to the Australian Shark Incident Database.
Australia has the second-highest number of recorded shark incidents globally, averaging 22 bites per year, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare says.
SHARK ATTACKS IN NSW IN 2026
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By continuing you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy.- Woman in her 30s critically injured while swimming off Coogee Beach in Sydney
- Nico Antic, 12, fatally attacked by a shark near a popular swimming spot at Vaucluse in Sydney’s east - the first fatal shark attack inside Sydney Harbour in more than 60 years
- An 11-year-old boy’s surfboard bitten at Dee Why Beach in Sydney’s north, with no major injuries
- A 27-year-old man bitten, sustaining critical injuries in nearby Manly
- A 39-year-old surfer attacked, escaping with minor injuries at Point Plomer on the state’s mid-north coast
RECENT SHARK ATTACKS IN OTHER STATES
- June: 35-year-old diver killed after being attacked by a suspected 4.5m shark while spearfishing with his family off the coast of Albany in Western Australia
- May: 38-year-old spearfisher killed in attack off the coast of Rottnest Island in WA
- May: another shark attack recorded in far north Queensland, where a 39-year-old spearfisher died
