Shark kills 1 person, injures another in Australia

There have been more than 1,280 shark incidents around Australia since 1791, according to a database of the predators' encounters with humans.

A shark killed one person and seriously injured another on Thursday at a beach in Australia's eastern state of New South Wales, rescuers and police said.

Ambulance services told AFP a man suffered serious leg injuries and has been airlifted to hospital in a stable condition. (Representational Photo/Unsplash)

State police said the two were bitten by the shark early in the morning and that one victim, a woman, died at the scene.

Ambulance services told AFP a man suffered serious leg injuries and has been airlifted to hospital in a stable condition.

Surf Life Saving NSW chief executive Steven Pearce described it as "a really, really terrible incident".

"This area is so remote, there's no life guarding services up there at all," Pearce told local radio 2G.

Emergency services were called around 6:30 am (1930 GMT Wednesday) to the attack, which took place near a beach in Crowdy Bay, around 250 kilometres (155 miles) north of Sydney.

There have been more than 1,280 shark incidents around Australia since 1791, of which over 250 resulted in death, according to a database of the predators' encounters with humans.