Young man, 24, is mauled by a shark in north Queensland and airlifted to hospital
- A man had been attacked by a shark while swimming at north Queensland beach
- A rescue chopper airlifted the man to Cairns Hospital in a stable condition
- The incident is the second shark attack in a matter of weeks in north Queensland
A young man has been flown to hospital in north Queensland after he was mauled by a shark at a popular beach.
The 24-year-old was attacked off the coast at Yarrabah near Cairns on Sunday morning with a rescue helicopter arriving at the beach about 10.30am.
He was airlifted to Cairns Base Hospital with a spokesperson saying he was in a ‘stable condition’ about 1pm, though it is not known what injuries he sustained.
The man was bitten on Sunday at a beach near Cairns in north Queensland (file image)
The incident is the second shark attack in north Queensland in a matter of weeks with a 34-year-old man being bitten in the Whitsundays near Airlie Beach.
That man was swimming off a private boat at Hook Island in October and was bitten on the leg as he tried to climb back aboard the boat.
The bites caused lacerations to his thigh, leg, and ankle which required stitches.
‘Any sort of shark bite is taken very seriously, the results can be quite serious,’ Queensland ambulance support officer Peter Gleeson said.
The Queensland government is spending $4million on pilot programs for new technology which will mitigate the risk of shark bites such as drone surveillance but existing measures such as nets and drumlines will also remain in place.
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