12-year-old dies from shark attack in Australia’s Sydney Harbor

SYDNEY, Australia — A 12-year-old boy bitten by a shark in Australia’s Sydney Harbor has died of his injuries, his family says.

Nico Antic’s parents say their son died of the injuries suffered when a large shark attacked him last week as he and his friends were jumping into the water.

“We are heartbroken to share that our son, Nico, has passed away,” Lorena and Juan Antic say in a statement.

At the time of the attack, the children were leaping into the water off a six-meter (20-foot) rock in the eastern Sydney suburb of Vaucluse.

Recent heavy rain had drained into the harbor, turning the water murky, police say.

Antic was suffering from heavy bleeding when he was pulled into a police boat and taken to the hospital in critical condition.

“Nico was a happy, friendly, and sporty young boy with the most kind and generous spirit. He was always full of life and that’s how we’ll remember him,” his parents say.

The Sydney shark attack that eventually killed Antic was one of four recorded in the span of two days, which prompted officials to close dozens of the city’s beaches.

It was Sydney’s third recent shark-related death.