Shark bites man ‘down to the bone’

A FISHERMAN has been bitten “down to the bone” by a shark, off the central Queensland coast.

A FISHERMAN has been bitten “down to the bone” by a shark, off the central Queensland coast.

The Queensland Ambulance Service met the injured man, 55, at Rosslyn Bay Harbour, near

Yeppoon, about 7am Tuesday - some 12 hours after the man was reportedly bitten.

It is believed the man was bitten on the shoulder as he was fishing at Swains Reef, about 5pm on Monday, and suffered a deep bite “down to the bone”.

He was pulling the shark into his boat when he was bitten.

A shark with a 10cm jaw was the likely culprit.

A Blacktip reef shark. A reef shark is believed to be responsible for the attack on a central Queensland fisherman.

“We were alerted by the vessel itself to meet with them shortly before 7am,” said QAS spokesman Brad Miers.

“The 55-year-old male presented quite well, however had a large bite to his left upper arm.

“We had a good chat to this gentleman. He stated that he caught a large reef shark and as he went to pull it on board, it turned and bit him on the upper-arm.”

“Despite a large wound to his upper arm, he’s in a remarkable condition, very joyful.”

The attack comes just a few weeks after two separate shark maulings off Cid Harbour in the Whitsundays.

Bull sharks are believed to be responsible for both those attacks.

A bull shark is believed to be behind the attacks off the Whitsundays last month.