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Man recovering in hospital after shark bite

MAN recovering in hospital after shark bite at Yandaran.

SHARK ATTACK: Paramedics are on their way to Yandaran where it is believed a man has been bitten by a shark. Picture: File
SHARK ATTACK: Paramedics are on their way to Yandaran where it is believed a man has been bitten by a shark. Picture: File

Update:  

 A 53-YEAR-OLD man who was bitten by a shark yesterday at Yandaran is in a stable condition and is receiving treatment for his wounds at Bundaberg Hospital. 

Paramedics were called to the scene late yesterday afternoon where the man sustained a deep puncture wound to his right ankle. 

Earlier:

A 53-YEAR-OLD man who was bitten by a shark at Yandaran is being transported to Bundaberg Hospital in a stable condition.  

The man received a deep puncture wound to his right ankle. 

Yesterday:

PARAMEDICS are on their way to Yandaran where it is believed a 53-year-old man has been bitten by a shark.

It is reported the man has a deep laceration to his ankle.

It is unclear how big the shark was and the man is out of the water.

More to come.

Originally published as Man recovering in hospital after shark bite

Original URL: https://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/queensland/bundaberg/man-recovering-in-hospital-after-shark-bite/news-story/986b03e5d8d259fd48d8d60c8ca36afd