Australian Woman in Stable Condition After Suffering Serious Head Injuries in Shark Attack Near Adelaide

32-Year-Old Woman Survives Brutal Shark Attack While Free-Diving Near Port Noarlunga Jetty, Prompting Emergency Evacuation and Search for the Shark

The 32-year-old woman was free-diving near the Port Noarlunga Jetty in Adelaide when she was attacked by a shark, resulting in 'extremely serious' head injuries.
Emergency services rushed the woman to the Flinders Medical Centre near Adelaide, and she is now in a stable condition.
Following the attack, police evacuated swimmers from the ocean at Port Noarlunga Jetty to search for the shark, but were unable to locate it.
Australia has the second-highest number of unprovoked shark bites globally, with over 1,100 individual investigations of shark bites since 1791.
This incident follows a series of shark attacks in Australia, including a fatal attack in Sydney in February 2022, the city's first fatal attack since 1963.