Teens hospitalised after shark attack during evening swim
A Victorian beach remains closed this morning after a shark attack on Monday night left two teens injured.Onlookers provided first aid to the pair, who were bitten just after 7pmThe girl, 15, and boy, 16, were bitten while swimming at the Ocean Grove Beach, near Geelong, near dusk.Locals said the girl was bitten on the lower leg by a reef shark in shallow water.Onlookers provided first aid to the pair.
Ms Hobbs said the girl sustained a large bite to her lower right leg, and the boy was bitten on the back. "We needed extra help bringing her out of the water to try and lift her up out of the water because she was losing quite a bit of blood." "They both were amazing considering what had happened and the experience they encountered, she saw the shark and knocked it away."
The Victorian Fisheries Authority said the shark had been sighted close to shore and urged people to report any further sightings by calling triple-0.
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