Quick-thinking bystanders have helped potentially save a man's life after he was bitten on the arm by a shark in the NSW Hunter region.
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The 58-year-old man suffered severe cuts to his arm when the shark bit him at Lake Macquarie's Yarrawonga Park on Saturday evening.
The man was swimming with a woman, 56, who helped pull him to shore before bystanders applied a makeshift tourniquet.
NSW Ambulance says he was conscious when paramedics arrived and he was flown to John Hunter Hospital for surgery in a serious but stable condition.
"Bystanders did a great job applying a makeshift tourniquet before paramedic crews arrived," NSW Ambulance Inspector Grahame Rathbone said.
"This was potentially life-saving for the patient.
"When you get a call to attend a shark attack, you never really know the full extent of the injuries until you get on scene."
Police say they are working with NSW Fisheries to identify the species.
Australian Associated Press
