Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleFile image: The diver was bitten by what was believed to be a 2-metre broadnose sevengill shark (Aaron Scheiner/Creative Commons)A 31-year-old male diver was injured in a shark attack off Bruny Island, Tasmania, on Saturday morning. He was bitten on the forearm by what is believed to be a 2-metre broadnose sevengill shark while spearfishing about 50 metres offshore. The man sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was airlifted to hospital in a stable condition after being assisted by fellow divers. Police reported no further sightings of the shark in the remote Adventure Bay area of the island state. This incident is the latest in a series of shark attacks in Australian waters, following recent incidents in Sydney, Western Australia, and Queensland, and a general increase in reported encounters over the last decade. In fullScuba diver attacked by shark off Adventure Bay in TasmaniaMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Diver, 31, in stable condition after being bitten by shark in Tasmania
Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleFile image: The diver was bitten by what was believed to be a 2-metre broadnose sevengill shark (Aaron Scheiner/Creative Commons)A 31-year-old male diver was injured in a shark attack off Bruny Island, Tasmania, on Saturday morning. He was bitten on the forearm by what is believed to be a 2-metre broadnose sevengill shark while spearfishing about 50 metres offshore. The man sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was airlifted to hospital in a stable condition after being assisted by fellow divers. Police reported no further sightings of the shark in the remote Adventure Bay area of the island state. This incident is the latest in a series of shark attacks in Australian waters, following recent incidents in Sydney, Western Australia, and Queensland, and a general increase in reported encounters over the last decade. In fullScuba diver attacked by shark off Adventure Bay in TasmaniaMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
