The boy was bitten on both legs by a shark while swimming near Vaucluse, in Sydney’s east. He was seriously injured and fought in vain for his life for days. “Nico was a cheerful, friendly and sporty boy with a very kind and generous character. He was always full of energy and that is how we will always remember him,” say the boy’s parents, Lorena and Juan.
12-year-old Nico Antic is brain dead after shark attack in Sydney
A day after the attack on Nico, 27-year-old Andre was also bitten by a shark near Sydney. He was pulled from the sea by beachgoers, after which people provided first aid until emergency services arrived. A surfer who was attacked again the following morning was lucky to only sustain minor leg injuries after a shark knocked him off his surfboard.
Later that day, Sydney decided to temporarily close as many as 34 beaches to visitors. The beaches have now reopened, although Manly Beach was closed again on Saturday morning after a shark was spotted.
“Absolutely unprecedented”: four shark attacks in 48 hours in Australia, why is that?
Experts say the recent wet weather has likely contributed to the high number of shark attacks over the past week, Australian media reported 9News. The rain makes the sea water cloudier and large schools of fish that the sharks hunt move to places closer to the coast, where swimmers also come. This increases the risk of attacks on people.
