Diver, 31, airlifted to hospital after being bitten by shark in Tasmania
- A 31-year-old male diver was injured in a shark attack off Bruny Island, Tasmania, on Saturday morning.
- He was bitten on the forearm by what is believed to be a 2-metre broadnose sevengill shark while spearfishing about 50 metres offshore.
- The man sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was airlifted to hospital in a stable condition after being assisted by fellow divers.
- Police reported no further sightings of the shark in the remote Adventure Bay area of the island state.
- This incident is the latest in a series of shark attacks in Australian waters, following recent incidents in Sydney, Western Australia, and Queensland, and a general increase in reported encounters over the last decade.
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