Stanley resident and abalone diver Ben Allen was at a nearby boat ramp when the party made it back to shore. The 10-year-old was pulled from the 6m boat in Stanley, northwest Tasmania, about 4pm after earlier reports a shark was circling in the area. Sitemap Privacy Notice Authorities said the boy was in a 6 metre fishing vessel with his father and two other men on Friday afternoon when the shark “grabbed him from the boat”. “It’s their area, you’re in their domain, it’s just mother nature, its one of those things. “All of sudden, the shark’s leapt clean out of the water and it’s grabbed the little boy and pulled him straight in,” Mr Allen said. Mani Hart-Deville, 17, was killed by a shark off Wooli Beach south of Brisbane last week, and a scuba diver was mauled to death by a shark near the Great Barrier Week over the July 4 weekend. This story has been shared 199,610 times. Mr Allen told ABC Radio Hobart the family was cleaning flathead on the boat when the attack occurred. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! The boy was taken to hospital with head, chest and arm wounds. “That shark, I can only stress again and again, was only doing what is natural to it.”. Mr Black described the incident as a “very rare occurrence”. The shark swam … Tasmania police had issued an alert just before 2:00pm on Friday warning of a “large shark” sighting approximately 10 kilometres off the coast of Stanley. The child suffered lacerations to his arm, and other cuts to his chest and head. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. How Eddie Van Halen corrupted — then saved — Valerie Bertinelli. “The father, with his natural instinct I suppose, has leapt in straight after his son and managed to grab him.”. Your California Privacy Rights Australian sharks are so bold they’re now pulling people from boats. Copyright © 2020 The New Daily. A 10-year-old boy has been rushed to hospital after being ripped from a fishing boat by a shark while out with his dad in Tasmania. A 10-year-old boy was hospitalized this week after a shark “grabbed him from a boat and attacked him off the coast of Tasmania,” CNN reported. He said a friend of his administered first aid, and the boy was rushed into a nearby seafood shop to keep him dry and warm until the ambulance arrived. ': Barefoot man climbs 474-foot skyscraper. A 10-year-old boy was hospitalized this week after a shark “grabbed him from a boat and attacked him off the coast of Tasmania," a report says. Local divers suspect the attacker was a great white. “Congratulations to dad. The boy and his father were fishing in the shark-infested waters off Stanley, Tasmania, when the maneater struck. If swimming or undertaking fishing and other marine activities please take necessary precautions,” a police statement said. “White sharks, of all the shark species, are the only ones which will elevate their heads above water to check out what’s happening on boats. A warning issued about 2.30pm on Twitter said there was a shark 10km off the coast of Stanley. In 2015, a recreational scallop diver was killed in front of his daughter by what was understood to be a great white shark off Tasmania’s east coast. This story has been shared 260,800 times. Would you like to receive desktop browser notifications about breaking news and other major stories? Do Not Sell My Personal Information, Your California Privacy Rights A father reportedly jumped into the water with a shark to save his son after it ripped him from their fishing boat. Ambulance Tasmania said the pair were about 5km from the shore. July 18, 2020 | 11:27am | Updated July 18, 2020 | 11:57am. “The boy, who was wearing a personal flotation device, suffered lacerations to his arm, and other cuts to his chest and head.”. He said there had been “a couple of divers of late that have been bailed up on the bottom and they’ve said [sharks] have not been aggressive so he was obviously ready to feed … it’s just the time and place that you are obviously encountering”. All rights reserved. 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Your Ad Choices A view of the ocean from Stanley, Tasmania. Nationwide News Pty Limited Copyright © 2020. 267,909, This story has been shared 260,800 times. How do pandemics usually end? Subscribe for free to get the latest breaking news and analysis sent to your inbox. Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. We are in the water two or three times a week diving and me, personally, I haven’t seen one, but I’ve got a lot of good mates that have seen them,” Mr Allen said. Young boy survives being ‘grabbed by shark’ off a boat. “We have a seal rookery nearby, that’s obviously where they are feeding.”. And how will this one finish?
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