A surge in shark activity along Australia’s east coast has been followed by another fatal attack, with a woman killed and a man seriously injured at Crowdy Bay beach. According to the Associated Press,

Lukas Schindler, 26, and his girlfriend Livia Muhlheim, 25, were attacked while swimming in New South Wales, Australia

Lukas Schindler, 26, and Livia Mühlheim, 25 were swimming together north of Sydney, Australia when they were attacked

A heroic backpacker fought to save his girlfriend from a shark attack that claimed her life, suffering massive injuries himself before dragging her to shore where she died on the sand.

Harrowing details have emerged that a heroic backpacker tried to fight off a shark and drag her to shore, in an attempt to save his partner who was fatally mauled on Thursday morning.

A young woman has been killed by a suspected bullshark after setting out for an early morning swim on the NSW mid-north coast, as her boyfriend was saved by a heroic bystander who wrapped his bitten leg with a ­tourniquet.

A hero backpacker tried to save his girlfriend from a shark attack that eventually claimed her life at a beach on the New South Wales mid-north coast. The Swiss couple were swimming at Kylies Beach at Crowdy Bay National Park when they were attacked by a suspected bull shark about 6.30am on Thursday.

Authorities have praised witnesses who saved a man’s life following a fatal shark attack that killed a Swiss tourist on the NSW Central Coast.