Terrifying vision shows shocking shark attack at Cabarita Beach in NSW
Terrifying vision of the dramatic aftermath of a horror shark attack has emerged of the predator close to shore stalking the teenage victim and his rescuers.
A boy, 16, suffered injuries to his right upper arm, wrist and right leg while swimming at Cabarita Beach on the NSW far north coast on Sunday afternoon.
Footage has emerged online of the two-metre long shark lurking close to shore still chasing the victim as a group of surfers and fellow beachgoers rushed to his aid.
A shark fin emerged from the shallow water as the predator followed the rescuers as they dragged the teen towards the shore.
A brave rescuer was also seen punching the shark as other beachgoers fled the water.
'Oh my God, that's the shark,' a shocked onlooker filming is heard saying.
A female added: 'Oh f***. That's really scary!'
A surfboard was used as a makeshift stretcher to carry the teen to safety.
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Video from Arch and Katy just after a surf in Caba today. Hope 16yo Ashton is ok.
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A teenage boy was airlifted to Gold Coast University Hospital after being attacked by a shark while swimming at Cabarita Beach, between Tweed Head and Byron Bay (pictured)
He was whisked to the nearby car park, where two off-duty paramedics rushed to applied a tourniquet to restrict the boy bleeding.
The teen was airlifted to Gold Coast University Hospital by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter, where he remains in a serious but stable condition.
NSW paramedic Ben Mumford praised the brave bystanders who rushed to the boy's aid.
'We believe he was swimming at the time,' he told Nine News on Sunday.
'There was a few brave people in the water that helped him out of the water and there was also a couple of off duty paramedics on the scene that assisted him until we arrived.'
A second helicopter was deployed to locate the shark, but the aerial search was unsuccessful.
The species of shark was involved remained remains unknown.
NSW Shark Smart had tagged and released a tiger shark at the same beach three days earlier.
Cabarita Beach remains closed on Monday.
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