A 15-year-old boy has died after a suspected shark attack on the Mid North Coast of NSW on Saturday afternoon.
Witnesses said he was bitten while surfing at Wilsons Headland at Wooli Beach, north of Coffs Harbour, about 2.30pm.
A police officer carries the boy's surfboard at Wooli Beach on Saturday.Credit:NBN News
He suffered serious injuries to his legs and was assisted by other surfers, before being taken to shore and given first aid and CPR.
Police said he died at the scene.
Local woman Helen Dobra said another surfer reportedly tried to pull the shark off the boy before they got him out of the water.
Police examine the boy's damaged surfboard.Credit:NBN News
"I talked to one of the surfers and basically he said he was in the water and a really big great white shark came up and took a bite and [the boy] was screaming out," Ms Dobra told Nine News.
"The surfer said the shark then came in again for another attack. He said another surfer bravely went and tried to get the shark off and then they pulled [the boy] out of the water."
Lifesaver Peter Sweetman said he believed it was a 2½ metre great white but that the surfboard would be examined.
Local fishing charter owner Stan said great white sharks are common in the area.
A teenager as died after a suspected shark encounter at Wooli Beach near Coffs Harbour.
"I've done a lot of spearfishing and there's a lot of sharks, a lot of great whites come through," he said.
Beaches at Wooli, Diggers Camp and Minnie Water were closed on Saturday afternoon. A police spokeswoman said all beaches in the area were shut on Saturday evening.
"Officers from Coffs/Clarence Police District will be liaising with the Department of Primary Industry to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death," NSW Police said in a statement.
"A report will be prepared for the coroner."
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correction
Earlier, the article said the boy was 17-years-old, as initially reported by sources. It's been corrected to show he was 15-years-old.
Pallavi Singhal is a data journalist at The Sydney Morning Herald
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