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Shark attacks 10-year-old girl in Australia | Shark attacks 10-year-old girl in Australia |
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A 10-year-old girl was attacked by a shark off Australia's east coast and suffered a serious injury to her hand, officials have said. | A 10-year-old girl was attacked by a shark off Australia's east coast and suffered a serious injury to her hand, officials have said. |
Paramedics were called to a beach on Tuesday at Lennox Head, 120 miles south of Brisbane, after receiving a report the girl had been bitten on the wrist, a spokeswoman for the New South Wales state ambulance service said. | |
Paramedics treated the girl at the scene and took her to a local hospital. She was reported to be in a stable condition. | Paramedics treated the girl at the scene and took her to a local hospital. She was reported to be in a stable condition. |
Although sharks are common off Australia's coast, the country averages fewer than two fatal attacks a year. The only fatalities in 2013 were two men were killed in shark attacks off the east and west coasts in one week in November last year. | Although sharks are common off Australia's coast, the country averages fewer than two fatal attacks a year. The only fatalities in 2013 were two men were killed in shark attacks off the east and west coasts in one week in November last year. |
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