Avoca and North Avoca beaches are closed following a shark attack on a surfer who was bitten on the arm on Wednesday morning.
The young surfer was bitten on his right lower forearm about 10.30am.
A drone operator has been deployed to North Avoca beach to search for the shark, Central Coast Council posted on social media.
“We ask that all community members avoid Avoca and North Avoca beaches at this time until the Department of Primary Industries and the council can investigate this incident further,” the council posted online.
“We ask that all community members avoid Avoca and North Avoca beaches at this time.”
Steve Charters posted to Facebook that he was fishing at North Avoca yesterday afternoon and “there was plenty of salmon in close and leaping out of the water with sharks obviously after them”.
More to come.
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