Police are on Sydney’s northern beaches after reports of a brutal shark attack that has claimed the life of a man on Saturday morning.

The incident unfolded near Long Reef, where the victim was pulled to shore by bystanders before emergency crews could arrive shortly after 10am.

The man was retrieved from the surf and brought to the shore; however, died at the scene.

Sydney woman Sophie Lumsden, who was at Dee Why at the time, said the atmosphere on the sand quickly turned grim.

“I was sitting at the beach having a coffee and the shark alarm went off. Two minutes later, four ambulances turned up,” she told the Telegraph.

“There is someone on the beach but it doesn’t look like they are doing much treating. They haven’t taken them off the beach yet, and cops are surrounding them. It doe

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