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Woman seriously injured in shark attack at Sydney beach
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- A woman has been seriously injured after being bitten by a shark at a beach in Sydney, police have said.
- New South Wales Police said emergency services were called to Coogee Beach in the east of the city on Saturday morning.
- The woman, 35, was "pulled from the water by members of the public who commenced first aid", police said, and suffered "serious arm and leg injuries".
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Jaroslav Lukiv Reuters. The incident happened at Coogee Beach in Sydney. A woman has been seriously injured after being bitten by a shark at a beach in Sydney, police have said.
New South Wales Police said emergency services were called to Coogee Beach in the east of the city on Saturday morning.
The woman, 35, was "pulled from the water by members of the public who commenced first aid", police said, and suffered "serious arm and leg injuries".
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