A 15 year old boy is recovering in hospital after being bitten by a shark while surfing with his father off North Avalon beach in Sydney. Andrew Lindop and his father Charles were surfing in the early morning on Sunday when a shark bit Andrew’s leg. His father managed to get him to shore and tied a tourniquet on his leg before an ambulance took him to hospital. He is apparently comfortable and recovering.
Here is a link from Sydney Morning Herald.
Inevitably when there is blood in the water, the critics are circling, with Surfwatch Australia director, Michael Brown, complaining about the Government’s shark spotting and surveillance measures. Here’s another Sydney Morning Herald article.
