A boy bitten by a shark almost a week ago, has died.
Emergency services were called to Hermitage Foreshore Walk on Steele Point Road at Vaucluse, about 4.15pm Sunday (18 January 2026), following reports a boy had suffering critical injuries after being bitten by a shark.
The 12-year-old boy was assisted by his friends, as well as officers attached to Eastern Suburbs Police Area Command and Marine Area Command, before he was taken by NSW Ambulance paramedics to The Children's Hospital at Randwick in a critical condition.
This afternoon (Saturday 24 January 2026), police can confirm the boy has died in hospital.
A report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner.
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