AUSTRALIA: Multiple Shark Attacks Within Two Days, 12-Year-Old Boy Dies

Some of Australia’s beaches have been impacted by several shark attacks during the height of the busy summer season.

According to CNN, approximately “40 beaches along the coast of New South Wales (NSW) remain closed after four shark attacks in 48 hours.”

All the attacks have been attributed to bull sharks.

#Australia: Australia’s New South Wales state is reeling after four separate shark attack incidents along the coast in the last two days.

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CNN has more:

Bull sharks typically inhabit warmer waters up the coast but move further down the coastline towards Sydney’s most popular beaches during the summer months. Last weekend saw some of the heaviest rainfall in Sydney