Boy fighting for life after being bitten by shark at Nielsen Park in Sydney’s east

Child in a critical condition in hospital after being pulled from the water in Vaucluse at about 4.20pm Sunday

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A boy has been attacked by a shark in Sydney's east and is in a critical condition after suffering serious injuries to both legs.

The boy, believed to be aged about 12, was pulled from the water at Shark beach, in the eastern suburb of Vaucluse, on Sunday afternoon.