Shark attack at 'Ant and Dec beach' leaves teenager in serious condition in Australia

A teenage boy has suffered serious injuries after being bitten by a suspected Great White shark at a beach in New South Wales regularly used by TV hosts Ant and Dec.

Australian emergency services were called to Cabarita Beach, between Tweed Heads and Byron Bay, at 3.50pm on Sunday after the attack.

Surfers and two off-duty paramedics rushed to the boy's aid, reportedly applying a tourniquet to help restrict the bleeding.

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The teen suffered injuries to his arms and hands and was airlifted to Gold Coast University Hospital by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter in a "serious but stable" condition.

ITV hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, have regularly been spotted enjoying downtime at Cabarita Beach in Australia during the filming of " I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!".

They were seen having lunch together at a local cafe and also have been pictured enjoying the beach with their families including regularly swimming there.

In NSW, Australia, shark fatalities are rare but it is thought there have been three deaths since 2021.

The recent attack comes just weeks after a 17-year-old girl was mauled to death by a shark while swimming at a popular tourist spot at Bribie Island, north of Brisbane.

Emergency services had rushed to the scene, with victim Charlize Zmuda treated for life-threatening upper body injuries. Tragically, she later died.

Her devastated family said after the incident that they wanted to focus on "incredible life she lived and not the awful way she died".

They said in a statement: "Charlize was loved by many and was such a shining light who truly touched the lives of everyone she met."

Local Chris Potter told the Courier Mail at the time of what he saw as the devastating scenes unfolded: "People originally thought she had just been caught in a rip.

"It was shocking."

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