Boy, 12, dies from injuries after Sydney shark attack

Twelve-year-old Nico Antic died in a Sydney hospital from injuries sustained in a shark attack on January 18th. Nico was bitten while jumping off a rock ledge with friends in Sydney Harbour; authorities suspect a bull shark was responsible. His friends were commended for helping him after the attack, but he suffered severe leg injuries and was placed in an induced coma after surgery. The incident was one of four reported shark attacks along the New South Wales coast in recent days, with experts attributing the increased shark activity to recent heavy rains creating murky water conditions and flushing nutrients into the water. Beaches across Sydney were closed as a precaution, but many have since reopened. An online fundraiser for Nico's family has raised $240,000.

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