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Shark sends Australian swimmer to hospital

Other News Materials 13 February 2010 11:14 (UTC +04:00)
A Sydney woman was bitten by a shark Saturday while swimming with her husband in the Whitsundays on Australia's north-east coast.
Shark sends Australian swimmer to hospital

A Sydney woman was bitten by a shark Saturday while swimming with her husband in the Whitsundays on Australia's north-east coast, DPA reported.

The 60-year-old victim was believed to have lost several litres of blood from gashes to her buttocks and legs.

She was taken by a dive boat to Hamilton Island and flown from there to Mackay Base Hospital by helicopter.

She underwent surgery and was listed in stable condition.

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