Brit’s Foot Bitten Off By Shark

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A Brit has had his foot bitten off in a shark attack on the north-eastern coast of Australia.

Another Brit has “serious lacerations to his lower leg” from an attack from the same shark.

Both men have been taken to hospital in a serious but stable condition.

 The men were attacked while in the water near Hook Passage, a body of water between Whitsunday Island and Hook Island which is popular with snorklers and divers.

Both men in their 20’s The men were on a tour boat to Airlie Beach, about 680 miles north of Brisbane.

They were airlifted by helicopter around 70 kilometres to a hospital in the city of Mackay after the shark attack for urgent treatment.

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