Shark attack: teenage surfer bitten on arm at Avoca beach on NSW Central Coast

Beaches closed after male surfer was bitten by great white shark on Wednesday morning with a drone deployed to search for the animal

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A young surfer has been bitten by a great white shark on the New South Wales Central Coast.

Central Coast council on Wednesday said Avoca and North Avoca beaches were closed after the shark bite incident" on Wednesday morning.

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