The 59-year-old man was spearfishing with a friend when the shark struck and bit his thigh in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
A man is fighting for his life in hospital after suffering ‘catastrophic’ injuries from a shark attack.
The 59-year-old is undergoing emergency surgery after the deadly shark ripped into his thigh in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.
He had been spearfishing on a boat with a friend on Britomart reef, north of Brisbane, when disaster struck, according to local news reports.
Authorities described his condition as critical with catastrophic bleeding.
