The spearfisherman was taken to a hospital for treatment after his sustained injuries to both arms and a hand that left him with serious bleeding, according to officials

A man aged in his 60s has been rushed to hospital after being attacked by a shark off the Queensland coast. He was bitten by the shark at Curtis Island near Gladstone about 8.25am today and suffered lacerations and abrasions on both arms and a hand.

A man has been bitten by a shark in Queensland waters. The man, aged in his 60s, was reportedly bitten by the shark in waters off Curtis Island, near Gladstone, about 8.25am while spearfishing in a wetsuit. He sustained lacerations and abrasions to his arms and hand in the incident, Queensland Ambulance Services said.

A man has been injured in a shark attack while spearfishing off Curtis Island near Gladstone on Queensland’s central coast.

Bystanders who provided crucial first aid for a shark bite victim off the Central Qld coast this morning have been praised by senior Queensland Ambulance Service staff. A man in his 60s has been bitten by a shark while spearfishing off Curtis Island about 8.