Swimmers in Sydney have been urged to stay out of the water after three people were seriously wounded during a spate of shark attacks in New South Wales.

The attack was reported about 8 a.m. Tuesday near the town of Gualala. It’s the latest in a series of coastal shark attacks along Sonoma and Mendocino counties.

There is no greater threat to a Caribbean vacation than a shark. They are the shadow that looms over the sandy beaches and warm, alabaster-blue water. As apex predators in their environment, sharks have no reason to fear any other creatures in the water.

Marine biologist Mauricio survived a brutal Galapagos shark attack—and then returned to the water weeks later!

Despite a recent fatal attack in Monterey County, incidents involving sharks and ocean swimmers remain rare.

A nurse who was staying nearby and jumped into the water to rescue her said the woman was missing her arm from the elbow down.