A lifeguard patrols North Steyne beach as beaches are closed after recent shark attacks, in Sydney, Australia, on Jan. 20, 2026. Jeremy Piper/Reuters
SYDNEY– An Australian boy had died in hospital after being bitten by a shark in Sydney Harbour, his family said on Saturday after a series of shark attacks along the country’s east coast.
Nico Antic, 12, was attacked on Sunday as he and friends were jumping off rocks in Vaucluse, around 9 km (5.5 miles) from Sydney’s central business district. He was pulled from the water by friends and taken to hospital with severe injuries to both legs.
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