Swimmers in Sydney have been urged to stay out of the water after three people were seriously wounded during a spate of shark attacks in New South Wales.

Beachgoers in Australia are on high alert following four shark incidents in New South Wales in 48 hours. On Tuesday morning, a surfer was bitten by a shark at Point Plumer, on the state’s mid-north coast.

News outlets around the world are reporting on a series of shark attacks along Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) coastline. Australia has been described as one of the global shark attack hotspots, with several large shark species living off its coast and millions of people taking to the warm waters each year for water sports.

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The attacks have left two people in hospital, with people asking why bull sharks are having such an impact on New South Wales' beaches.

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