The 15-year-old boy was surfing with his father at Avalon, one of Sydney's northern beaches, when the shark struck, the NSW Police Force said in a statement.
"The father heard a scream and turned to see his son thrashing about in the water," police said.
Family friends said the man, an experienced surf lifesaver, dragged his son to shore and administered first aid, using his surfboard leg rope as a tourniquet.
Ambulance officers said the teenager was bleeding heavily from severe lacerations to his leg. They stabilised him, treated him for pain and then airlifted him to the Royal North Shore Hospital, where he was in a stable condition.
Police said it was too early to say what type of shark attacked the boy but experts would examine the bite to determine the species responsible.
I hope he's going to be ok and will survive this horiffic ordeal. Best wishes to him and his family
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