Sydney Swimmer Dies After Being Attacked by 15-foot Shark

Sydney Swimmer Dies After Being Attacked by 15-foot Shark
A Great White Shark in a file photo. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
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SYDNEY—A swimmer on a Sydney beach in Australia died after being attacked Wednesday by what witnesses described as a 4 1/2-meter (15-foot) great white shark.

“This person had suffered catastrophic injuries as a result of the attack and there was nothing paramedics could do when we arrived on scene,” New South Wales state Ambulance Inspector Lucky Phrachnanh said.