There have been two deadly suspected shark attacks in 2021 with the year not halfway through. The latest on Tuesday was caused by a shark believed to be 4.5m long off the NSW coast.
Australia has been declared the shark attack capital of the world, but experts say beachgoers shouldn t be concerned.
Twelve fatal shark attacks were recorded across the globe in 2020, according to a new report released by the University of Florida s Shark Attack File (ISAF).
Australia accounted for eight of those, with three people killed in Western Australia, three in Queensland and two in New South Wales.
2020 was the deadliest year for shark attacks since 2013, with 12 shark bites leading to a fatality (pictured: stock image of great white shark)
Director of the Florida Museum of Natural History s shark research program Gavin Naylor said the figures were surprising, but not alarming.