Randwick Mayor Dylan Parker said the community was in shock. 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Id also urge news and social media outlets to take down videos of the attack and its immediate aftermath, he said. Simon Nellist, 35, was killed at Little Bay in February, marking the first fatal attack in Sydney in 60 years. The attack on Wednesday comes after a 20-year-old woman was bitten by a great white shark on the other side of the country just over a week ago. The witness was standing on the rocks off Little Bay Beach when he pulled his phone out and started to film around 10 metres offshore around 4:30pm. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. In the immediate aftermath of the attack, academics warned against news sites giving further publicity to the incident by including the video in their bulletins. Beaches have reopened in Sydney's eastern suburbs after British expat Simon Nellist was killed by a three-metre great white shark at Little Bay on Wednesday afternoon. } ); A4.5-metre white shark attacked and killed a swimmer on the beach of Little Bay in Sidney, Australia, with the deadly attack being witnessed by several people and recorded on camera.. Be the first one to comment on this story. Someone just got eaten by a shark, the man recording the video can be heard yelling, adding it was a big great white. The Sydney shark attack video footage uncut was first shared on Twitter in Sydney Australia, The terrifying viral video that was recorded by an unknown man shows the moment the shark struck, the man that captured the attack video heard saying: " Someone just got eaten by a shark ," } Nellists family said he was a proud Cornishman who had made Australia his home with his fiancee Jessie. Human remains were found by rescuers about 6pm, almost an hour-and-a-half after a fisherman first reported a person in the water had been attacked and dragged under by a shark. var oldonload = window.onload; window.dm = window.dm ||{ AjaxData:[]}; Privacy Policy. You can reach Kids Helpline at 1800 55 1800 orchat online. An unassuming puppy has been snatched by a massive crocodile, in footage shared on social media. var d = document, Experts are reflecting on the ethical implications of Wednesdays shark attack video being broadcast across the internet and offering possible reasons as to why witnesses chose to record it. new Date().getTime(), event: 'gtm.js' /* img#wpstats{display:none} The viral video that is trending all over on social media platforms about how a Swimmer got eaten by a shark is the most viral trending news video in Australia country, many people are looking to watchLittle Bay Shark Attack Video Not Censored Blurredwhere it shows a man taken by a shark in the horrible graphic which has been shared on many online places. Mr Naylor explained to NCA NewsWire that public confusion around the classification stemmed from how ISAF categorised different types of attacks. "Ashark attack can happen, fatalities are rare and uncommon," he said. Confronting footage, which 7NEWS.com.au chose not to publish, captured the moment a distressed witness watched on. MrNellist, acertified diving instructor, was attacked just after 4:30pm on Wednesday. if(force != '' && all_links.href.search(force) != -1) { The shocking ordeal was captured on camera by people who were fishing nearby and heard the screams of the swimmer. She managed to swim to shore where locals tended to her before she was flown to hospital in Perth. Cruising through the waves is what wittinesses described.4. color: yellow!important; } ()); The death is the first fatal shark attack in the city since 1963, Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube, Wed 16 Feb 2022 23.26GMT This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. Terrifying. // forced if the address starts with http (or also https), but does not link to the current domain A man fishing off nearby rocks said he saw a man swimming in a wetsuit getting dragged underwater by a 14-foot great white shark off the eastern suburbs beach of Little Bay. A beach in Sydney has been temporarily closed after some folks witnessed a gruesome killing -- a 15-ft shark devouring a swimmer. Trigger warning: This article describes a brutal attack. The city was rocked by its first fatal shark attack in almost 60 years after the attack at Little Bay on Wednesday. It comes as new video surfaced of the moment the 4.5m great white circled Wednesday's victim at Buchan Point, near Little Bay. } All times AEST (GMT +10). Little Bay beach remains closed as police continue to search following a fatal shark attack this afternoon. Mr Naylor said incidents such as the one involving Mr Nellist served as warnings for people to avoid areas where others are actively fishing. Some guy was swimming and a shark came and attacked him vertically, Kris Linto said. Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. Stay up to date with more than 20 global & local news sources. Simon was funny, compassionate and always had time for people. An Australian swimmer died after he was bitten to pieces during a horrific shark attack at Buchan Point near Little Bay Beach in Sydney's east on Wednesday afternoon. padding-left: 16px; For now, Little Bay Beach has been closed and cops continue to search the area. 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New South Wales (NSW) Police said in a statement Wednesday that emergency services were called to Buchan Point, Malabar -- where the Little Bay Beach is located -- at around 4:35 p.m. local time "after receiving a report that a shark attacked a swimmer in the water." The incident took place on Wednesday and claimed the life of a swimmer who was eaten alive by a nearly four-and-a-half meter long great white predator. text-align: center; On Thursday morning, drum lines were deployed and intensive. if (!document.links) { //