Diver mauled by shark near Great Barrier Reef
by Elle Hunt and agencies from Environment | The Guardian on (#29RK2)
55-year-old in stable condition after suffering significant abdominal injuries in attack east of Murray Island in the Torres Strait
A Cairns man endured a three-hour boat ride to a medical facility after being mauled by a bull shark while free-diving near the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland's far north.
The 55-year-old man from Cairns was free-diving with a friend on a charter tour east of Murray Island in the Torres Strait on Saturday. Emergency services were notified of the attack around 12.40pm AEST.
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