15-Foot Great White Shark Attacks Swimmer in Australia It is the first fatal shark attack in Sydney since 1963.

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It is the first fatal shark attack in Sydney since 1963.

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.