Australian boy fighting for life after shark attack, rescued by friends in Sydney Harbor waters

A 12-year-old Australian lad was warring for his beingness aft suffering catastrophic injuries successful a shark onslaught successful Sydney Harbor, surviving lone due to the fact that his friends leaped from a cliff and dragged him backmost to shore, authorities said.

The onslaught happened astir 4:20 p.m. Sunday aft the lad jumped from a 20-foot ledge known arsenic Jump Rock adjacent Shark Beach successful the eastbound Sydney suburb of Vaucluse, constabulary said successful a statement. Police said the lad suffered terrible injuries to some legs from what is believed to person been "a ample shark."

His 3 friends instantly jumped into the h2o and pulled him to shore, actions authorities said apt saved his life.

"The actions of his mates who person gone into the h2o to propulsion him retired person been thing but brave," said Superintendent Joseph McNulty of the New South Wales Police Marine Area Command, calling the injuries "very confronting" for the young rescuers to witness.

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A ferry sails past a closed formation astatine Vaucluse successful Sydney, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, a time aft a lad was attacked by a shark. (Sitthixay Ditthavong/AAP Image via AP)

Local media reports said the lad mislaid some legs successful the attack.

"He is successful for the combat of his beingness now, and the actions of exigency services yesterday gave him that chance," McNulty said.

A nett runs into Sydney Harbour astatine a closed formation astatine Vaucluse successful Sydney, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, a time aft a lad was attacked by a shark. (Sitthixay Ditthavong/AAP Image via AP)

The onslaught was 1 of 3 shark encounters reported successful the Sydney country successful conscionable implicit 24 hours.

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On Monday evening, a surfer successful his 20s was bitten connected the limb by a shark disconnected North Steyne Beach successful the bluish suburb of Manly. Bystanders pulled him from the h2o earlier helium was taken to a infirmary successful captious condition, constabulary said.

Earlier Monday, an 11-year-old lad escaped unharmed aft a shark spot into his surfboard astatine Dee Why Beach, besides northbound of Manly.

Authorities judge bull sharks, similar the 1 pictured above, whitethorn person been liable for astatine slightest 2 of the shark attacks. Police said the 12-year-old boy's injuries were accordant with those from "a precise ample shark." (Luis Javier Sandoval/VW Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images, File)

Authorities judge bull sharks whitethorn beryllium liable for astatine slightest the archetypal 2 attacks. Police said caller dense rainfall had accrued murky freshwater runoff into Sydney Harbor, conditions known to heighten bull shark activity.

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Sydney’s bluish beaches, including North Steyne and Dee Why, remained closed arsenic a precaution. All 3 locations person shark netting, though officials said it was not instantly wide whether the attacks occurred adjacent those barriers.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.