A man in his 60s has been attacked by a shark while spearfishing off the coast of Curtis Island in Central Queensland.
The attack occurred around 8:20am and left the man with lacerations to both arms.
Emergency services transported the man to Curtis Island. He was then taken to Gladstone with the assistance of a police boat.
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Queensland Ambulance Service acting officer in charge of Gladstone, Danielle Martin, says bystanders were first to perform first aid on the man and emphasised that he was extremely lucky.
“On scene, the male was found to have superficial to moderate injuries to both forearms with one shark tooth mark,”
“He was transported with Queensland Ambulance via the QPS launch boat to Gladstone where he was then transported to Gladstone Hospital in a stable condition,” she said.
The species of the shark involved in the attack is still unknown.
There are no shark nets or drum lines in the area of the attack.
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