Man seriously injured in shark attack off central Queensland coast
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Version 0 of 1. A man has been attacked by a shark while swimming off central Queensland. Related: Beaches closed to swimmers as NSW records 60 shark sightings in two days The 30-year-old man was bitten on his arms and legs while swimming near Miall Island, off Yeppoon, just before midday on Saturday, a Queensland ambulance spokesman said. He suffered cuts to his legs and arms, and was being taken to Rockhampton hospital in a serious condition on Saturday afternoon. Beaches in New South Wales have been closed in recent days after large numbers of sharks were spotted near the shore. A popular beach on the NSW mid-north coast was closed for four hours on New Year’s Day after two suspected great white sharks were spotted in the area. And on the two days before that, Hyams beach on the south coast was closed as a school of about 15 bronze whalers were seen metres from shore. |