Teen girl survives horror shark attack
A teenage girl has survived a horror shark attack at Bargara Beach in Queensland.
The 13-year-old girl was treated for minor, non-life-threatening puncture wounds to her upper and lower back after the attack on Friday.
Paramedics attended the scene at Fred Courtice Ave on Friday afternoon.
It is understood the attack did not last very long, with the shark biting and letting go quickly enough to not cause major damage.
She was then taken to the local surf club, where her bleeding was brought under control and paramedics were called.
Queensland Ambulance operations supervisor Matthew Davenport said a call was received at about 4pm.
“The young lady had been brought up to the local surf lifesaving club and into the treatment room where they began providing first aid,” Mr Davenport said.
“She’d received a bite to the right side of her abdomen and across the buttocks on the right side.”
He said the injuries were not life threatening and mainly to soft tissue, and the girl was lucky considering the nature of the incident.
“She was quite calm about the situation, still shocked. The parents arrived and were quite shocked at the incident happening,” he said.
“It is not known to have shark bites in the Wide Bay area.”
Mr Davenport said the teen had remained calm during the initial treatment and worked with emergency services.
The girl has been transported to Bundaberg Hospital in a stable condition.
