A surfer has been bitten by a shark in the fourth attack to rock Australia's most populous state in just three days. The shark attacked the man's surfboard at Point Plomer, around 290 miles (460 kilometres) north of Sydney, shortly after 9am on Tuesday, officials said. It is understood the shark bit through the man's wetsuit and tore a chunk from his board. A surfer had minor injuries from being bitten by a shark Tuesday in the fourth attack off the coast of Australia's most populous state in three days. Dee Why Beach is close to the beach where a 57-year-old surfer was killed by a suspected white shark last September.

Source: Daily Mail January 20, 2026 15:44 UTC