A woman has died and a man is in hospital with serious injuries after a shark attack on the NSW Mid North Coast this morning.
Emergency services were called to a beach at Crowdy Bay near Port Macquarie at about 6.30am.
Bystanders provided aid to the victims before paramedics arrived but a woman, believed to be aged in her 20s, died at the scene.
A woman has died and a man has been seriously injured in a shark attack at Crowdy Bay. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
The man, also aged in his 20s, was airlifted to John Hunter Hospital with serious injuries.
NSW Ambulance said the man was in a stable condition.
The beach has been closed and work is under way to identify the species of shark involved.
A report will be prepared for the coroner.
