Great white shark mauls swimmer to death on Sydney beach

This is the horrific moment a great white shark fatally attacked a swimmer on Sydney beach.

Emergency services rushed to Buchan Point in Sydney’s east just after 4.30pm on Wednesday following reports of a shark attack.

Video footage shows a fisherman shouting: “Someone just got eaten by a shark. Oh man! Oh no! That’s insane. That’s a great white shark.”

NSW Ambulance Inspector Lucky Phrachanh said: “Unfortunately this person had suffered catastrophic injuries and there wasn’t a lot paramedics could do when we arrived”.

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