Shark Bites Off Tourist's Foot, Mauls Another At Australia's Great Barrier Reef

A shark bit off a British tourist's foot and mauled another British tourist's leg on Tuesday as the men snorkeled on Australia's Great Barrier Reef, officials said.

Tuesday, October 29th 2019, 10:36 am

By: News 9

Shark Bites Off Tourist's Foot, Mauls Another At Australia's Great Barrier Reef

A shark bit off a British tourist's foot and mauled another British tourist's leg on Tuesday as the men snorkeled on Australia's Great Barrier Reef, officials said.

The men, aged 22 and 28, were on a snorkeling tour in the Whitsunday Islands when they were attacked, tour organizer ZigZag Whitsundays said.

They were brought 7 miles by boat to the mainland town of Airlie Beach, where paramedics were waiting for them, Queensland state Ambulance Service spokeswoman Mel Mangan said. They were then flown by helicopter south to a hospital in the city of Mackay in serious but stable condition, RACQ CQ Rescue said.

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