Queensland Ambulance confirmed to Yahoo7 News the man, who is understood to be in his 20s, was bitten on the thigh at 12.30pm off Airlie Beach at Hardy Reef, 50km northeast of Hamilton Island.
While Queensland Ambulance could not comment on the man’s condition, it is understood his injuries are not life-threatening.
A rescue helicopter with a critical care paramedic was sent to Heart Pontoon where the patient was winched from the location in a serious but stable condition and will be transferred to Mackay Base Hospital.
The attack comes just months after a 33-year-old doctor was killed by a shark in the Whitsunday Islands in November.
#RACQ #CQRescue has delivered a critical care paramedic and rescue Crewman to the diving pontoon at Hardy Reef and will recover the patient using the winch. More to come. pic.twitter.com/zjVpBrFnYE
— RACQ CQ Rescue (@cq_rescue) March 25, 2019
Hardy Reef Shark Attack: A man in his 20s has been winched after suffering a shark bite wound to his leg. He is in a stable condition and will be transferred to Mackay Base Hospital. #7NEWS pic.twitter.com/XtpC00t24y
— 7NEWS Brisbane (@7NewsBrisbane) March 25, 2019
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