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Shark kills scuba-diver, 21
07/01/2006 15:54 - (SA)
Sydney - A 21-year-old woman died Saturday after being attacked by a shark off eastern Australia, a rescue helicopter spokesperson said.
The woman, whose identity was not immediately released, suffered severe injuries when she was mauled by a shark while swimming near North Stradbroke Island, east of the Queensland state capital Brisbane.
After the attack, the woman was airlifted to a local hospital where she had to have both arms amputated just below the elbow, Queensland Rescue Helicopter spokespersonHelen Anderson said.
"I believe she also had flesh wounds to her leg and torso," she said.
The woman died of her injuries while in hospital, a Queensland state police spokesperson said on condition of anonymity following her office's protocol.
It wasn't immediately clear what type of shark attacked the woman.
A camper on the nearby beach said the woman had been scuba diving in waist-deep water at the time of the attack on Saturday afternoon.
- SAPA
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