Drones have been deployed and a helicopter to monitor the waters around a popular Sydney beach after a surfer was killed by a great white shark, authorities have said.

Emergency services responded to reports that a man - named by Australian media as Mercury Psillakis - suffered critical injuries at Long Reef Beach on Saturday morning.

Authorities said that the man was brought to shore but died at the scene.

Image: Emergency services responded to reports of the shark attack in Sydney on Saturday. Pic: AP

Speaking to Sky News Australia, witness Mark Morgenthal said he saw the attack and heard a man scream, "I don't want to get bitten, I don't want to get bitten, don't bite me".

On Sunday, a New South Wales regional department spokesperson said officials now believe a great white

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