SYDNEY, March 7 (Xinhua) -- A woman has sustained severe leg injuries following a shark attack at a Sydney beach.
Police in Australia's state of New South Wales (NSW) said in a statement on Friday that a woman was pulled from a beach following a shark attack in Sydney's south.
The accident took place at about 1:30 p.m. on Friday. Emergency services were called to Gunyah Beach, over 50 km south of Sydney city center, following reports of a shark attack.
A woman, believed to be aged in her 30's, was treated by NSW Ambulance at the scene for serious leg injuries.
No further information is available at this stage, said the police. ■