澳大利亚发生了两起鲨鱼袭击事件，其中一起袭击的是邦博海滩附近的一名冲浪者，另一起袭击的是悉尼码头附近的一名游泳者。 Two separate shark attacks occurred in Australia, one on a surfer off Bombo Beach and another on a swimmer near a Sydney jetty.
在悉尼被鲨鱼袭击的一名冲浪者和一名妇女在最近的一部纪录片中讲述了他们的悲惨经历。 A surfer and a woman who were attacked by sharks in Sydney have recounted their harrowing experiences in a recent documentary. 2016 年，布雷特·康奈兰 (Brett Connellan) 在邦博海滩 (Bombo Beach) 附近冲浪时被牛鲨咬伤，他称这是他最糟糕的噩梦。 Brett Connellan was mauled by a bull shark while surfing near Bombo Beach in 2016, describing it as his worst nightmare. 与此同时，劳伦·奥尼尔(Lauren O'Neill)在悉尼港游泳时腿部被鲨鱼咬伤，州政府科学家宣布这一事件很可能是由牛鲨造成的。 Meanwhile, Lauren O'Neill was bitten on the leg by a shark while swimming in Sydney Harbour, an incident declared as likely caused by a bull shark by state government scientists.