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    Shark pulls 10-year-old from fishing boat in Australia

    Shark pulls 10-year-old from fishing boat in Australia

    Dad jumped in and the shark made a fast escape.

    A shark "grabbed" a 10-year-old boy from a fishing boat off Australia on Friday but swam off after his father jumped in to save him, officials said.

    The boy was taken to hospital in stable condition with cuts to his arm, chest and head after the attack off the coast of the island state of Tasmania, the local government reported.


    The child was wearing a life vest as he accompanied his father and two other men fishing five kilometres (three miles) from shore when the shark "grabbed him from the boat", it said in a statement.


    Australia has one of the world's highest incidences of shark attacks and there have been five fatal maulings in the country so far this year.
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    I've heard of fish jumping into boats and knocking people out and even marlins spearing fishermen in their boat that way, but never a shark plucking up someone like a potato chip from a bowl.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lummy View Post
    I've heard of fish jumping into boats and knocking people out and even marlins spearing fishermen in their boat, but never a shark plucking up someone like a potato chip from a bowl.
    I wonder if the kid was leaning over the side.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    I wonder if the kid was leaning over the side.
    Hmm ... sounds likely.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lummy View Post
    Hmm ... sounds likely.
    I know I did when my dad took me fishing. Which was a lot when I was growing up.
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