Multiple city beaches remain off limits to board riders and swimmers after a woman mauled by a shark up to 4m long was left critically injured.
The attack happened just metres from shore and between the flags at Sydney's popular Coogee Beach shortly after 11am on Saturday.
The woman, thought aged in her 30s, was airlifted to hospital after being brought from the water by an off-duty lifeguard said to have paddled towards the incident.
Footage from a Westpac Life Saving Rescue Helicopter appears to show a lone shark swimming near the beach after the assault.
All of Sydney's eastern suburbs beaches remain closed.
Randwick City Council made the call to prohibit anyone entering the surf during the 24 hours following the attack.
