Shark attack

Woman dies after Queensland shark attack

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 7 January, 2006 : - - A woman in her early 20s has died after a shark attack in Queensland's south-east. The woman suffered severe injuries in the attack early this afternoon near the Amity Point fishing village on North Stradbroke Island, east of Brisbane. She was airlifted to the Princess Alexander Hospital but died late this afternoon.

"At this stage we know that the woman was taken to the Princess Alexander Hospital by a Queensland Rescue chopper and had to have both arms amputated just short of the elbow," Queensland Rescue Helicopter Service spokeswoman Helen Anderson said. She could not confirm early reports that the girl had also lost a leg during the attack. "I believe she also had flesh wounds to her leg and torso," she said.

"The helicopter got to her within 12 minutes of the alarm being raised."

It is not known what type of shark was involved. The Grey Nurse shark, which is considered dangerous to humans if provoked, is commonly seen in waters where the woman was mauled. A camper on the beach nearby said the young woman had been scuba diving in waist-deep water just off-shore when the attack happened about 4pm local time (1700 AEDT).

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Source AAP/SMH

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