A day at the beach very nearly ended in tragedy for an 11-year-old boy savaged by a shark in Western Australia’s north.
The child was rushed to hospital after being mauled while snorkelling in waters off Kurrajong Campsite in the Cape Range National Park about 3pm on Saturday, Perth Now reported.
He was treated at the scene by paramedics after sustaining deep cuts to parts of his body but his injuries are said to be non-life threatening.
A spokeswoman at Perth Children’s Hospital said the boy was still being treated on Sunday morning but was stable.
It follows a separate shark attack involving a professional surfer at Lucy’s Beach, near Geraldton, last week.
Max Marsden was bitten on the arm by a 1.5m bronze whaler but managed to escape after repeatedly punching it.
-AAP
