- Coogee Beach in Sydney has reopened with heightened surveillance following a shark attack that critically injured a woman.
- A 35-year-old woman sustained serious injuries to her arms and lower left leg after being bitten by a three-to-four-metre shark on Saturday morning, but remains in a stable condition.
- Randwick City Council has implemented Jetski patrols and deployed a shark-spotting drone, and will host a community gathering to address the incident.
- This attack is the latest in a series of shark encounters across Australia, with several fatal incidents reported recently and a gradual rise in average annual incidents over the last decade.
- The incident has reignited debate over shark culling and calls for a regulatory review of aerial surveillance, with the New South Wales government considering new safety measures.
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