A lady has suffered important accidents to her leg in a suspected shark assault at a personal wharf on Sydney Harbour.
NSW Ambulance mentioned a number of crews, together with the helicopter, had been despatched to Billyard Avenue in Elizabeth Bay about 7.45pm on Monday.
The girl, aged in her late 20s or early 30s, suffered important blood loss.
A close-by veterinarian utilized a tourniquet to stem the bleeding earlier than the girl was rushed to St Vincent’s Hospital in a vital situation.
The girl’s accidents are believed to be extreme and to her decrease proper leg.
A lady who witnessed the incident mentioned her spouse was the vet who probably saved the sufferer’s life.
“My wife’s a vet and she basically bandaged it up … it’s pretty hectic actually, but she seems to be OK, she’s been in a lot of shock and so am I,” the girl instructed 9News.
“We got some bandages, we kept her warm, and my wife basically bandaged her up to stop the bleeding.”
She added that had the girl been additional out within the water, “she wouldn’t have survived”.
NSW Police mentioned officers on the scene had been instructed the girl had been swimming off the wharf on the time.
“Marine Area Command are patrolling the area as a precaution,” they mentioned.
Whilst all indications are that the girl suffered a shark chunk, Primary Industries will examine to verify.
Source: www.9news.com.au
