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An Australian surfer died Saturday after being bitten by a "large shark" at Long Reef Beach in Sydney, police said.

New South Wales Police Superintendent John Duncan identified the victim as a 57-year-old father and "experienced surfer" who lost several limbs, according to Sky News.

"There was a guy screaming, 'I don't want to get bitten, I don't want to get bitten, don't bite me,' and I saw the dorsal fin of the shark come up, and it was huge," a witness at the scene told Sky News Australia.

Police said they were called to the beach around 10 a.m. local time on Saturday to respond to reports of a man who "had suffered critical injuries."

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