"The shark has attacked the female first, and her partner has done everything he could to get them both into shore and yell out for assistance to a bystander that was there, NSW Ambulance mid-north coast inspector Kirran Mowbray told Nine's Today show on Friday morning. Mowbray said the bystander used her swimmers as a tourniquet and tied them around the man's legs. She's essentially saved his life and bought him time before [paramedics] can get there, he said."
"Dr Brianna Le Busque, an environmental science and psychology researcher from the University of South Australia, said she was shocked to hear about the double attack and knew it would immediately spark comparisons to the movie Jaws. The really important part is to wait until we know more, she said. Until then, it's a really horrific freak incident, but there's no indication that this shark will keep biting humans."
"A Swiss couple in their 20s were swimming at Kylies beach in the Crowdy Bay national park at dawn on Thursday when a large bull shark attacked the woman, and then the man when he reportedly tried to save her. Emergency services were called at about 6.30am. The woman died at the scene, while the man was airlifted to John Hunter hospital where he was in a stable condition, the hospital confirmed on Friday."
A large bull shark attacked a Swiss couple swimming at Kylies Beach in Crowdy Bay National Park at dawn. The female swimmer died at the scene and her male partner was seriously injured and airlifted to John Hunter Hospital in stable condition. Emergency services arrived after a bystander applied the woman's swimmers as an improvised tourniquet to the man's legs, helping to stop bleeding. Police are reviewing GoPro footage from the scene to clarify events. Scientists say the double attack appears to be a freak, defensive incident and that there is no indication the shark will continue to bite humans.
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