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Man critically injured by shark on Great Barrier Reef
BRISBANE, Australia – A man was critically injured when he was attacked by a shark on Saturday while spear fishing on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, an official said.
The 26-year-old was bitten repeatedly on a leg as he dived near Hinchinbrook Island off the coast of Queensland state, Queensland Ambulance Service Supervisor Ange Timmins said.
His friends brought him by boat to the town of Cardwell where ambulance officers stopped his bleeding and stabilized his condition, Timmins said.
He was flown by helicopter in a critical condition 150 kilometres (90 miles) north to the Cairns Base Hospital, she said.
His friends thought the man was attacked by a bull or tiger shark, Timmins said.
A 55-year-old man was severely injured a 4-meter (13-foot) bull shark while diving near the Great Barrier Reef last month.
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