SYDNEY, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Australian authorities will trial a new medical pack that will help beachgoers save people from potential life-threatening shark attacks, this summer.
The 100 Australian dollar (75.90 U.S. dollars) pack will include a bandage, tourniquets and emergency blankets, which will be made available for beachgoers at New South Wales northern beaches near Byron Bay starting this September.
Sea Shepard Australia national shark campaign coordinator Natalie Banks who is spearheading the initiative along with local councils said the packs were designed to be left in remote beaches where it takes time for medical help to arrive.
"People die from bleeding out rather than from shark bite. People can survive if given medical treatment in a timely manner," Banks told the Australian Associated Press on Monday.
Waters off the northern New South Wales coast are a hot spot for sharks with nine attacks recorded between Byron Bay and Evan's Head last year.
In 2015, 33 people were attacked by sharks, both provoked and unprovoked, resulting in two fatalities and 23 serious injuries, according to the Australian Shark Attack File.
