Guest The Pom Queen Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 @Bobj you better be careful when fishing. A 46-year-old woman is in a serious condition with significant leg and torso injuries after being attacked by a shark in the Whitsundays off the north Queensland coast. It is believed she was swimming from a charter yacht near Lindeman Island about 5:00pm when the incident occurred. The RACQ CQ Rescue helicopter winched the woman off a boat in Sawmill Bay and is now transferring her to Mackay Hospital. It is understood a doctor was on board who helped treat the patient, with other boats also responding after hearing a mayday. The helicopter is flying to Proserpine to refuel and while on the ground, extra blood will be supplied to the paramedics on board the chopper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leighbee98 Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 eeeek. Ill have to bear this in mind when we visit in Feb. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobj Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 On 20/09/2018 at 00:50, Leighbee98 said: eeeek. Ill have to bear this in mind when we visit in Feb. Stinger season; irukanji and box jellyfish. Cheers, Bobj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobj Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 On 20/09/2018 at 00:50, Leighbee98 said: eeeek. Ill have to bear this in mind when we visit in Feb. Where will you be staying, @Leighbee98? A very safe reef that you can walk to is between Sarina Beach and Campwin Beach. There is a very nice motel, the Sarina Beach motel and the reef is about 1km away. Check it out on the satellite version of Google Maps... Cheers, Bobj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perthbum Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 On 19/09/2018 at 15:50, Leighbee98 said: eeeek. Ill have to bear this in mind when we visit in Feb. you have more 1000s more chance of being injured just walking on the streets than being attacked by a shark. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leighbee98 Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 16 hours ago, Perthbum said: you have more 1000s more chance of being injured just walking on the streets than being attacked by a shark. Especially in Luton (Bedfordshire England) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leighbee98 Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 19 hours ago, Bobj said: Where will you be staying, @Leighbee98? A very safe reef that you can walk to is between Sarina Beach and Campwin Beach. There is a very nice motel, the Sarina Beach motel and the reef is about 1km away. Check it out on the satellite version of Google Maps... Cheers, Bobj. We are staying on Hamilton island in some “palm bungalows” just for 5 days (35 day overall trip) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tootsie Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 8 hours ago, Leighbee98 said: We are staying on Hamilton island in some “palm bungalows” just for 5 days (35 day overall trip) If you are that worried - swim in the resort swimming pool or in a rockpool, rather than the open sea. I have been mugged in Luton - but never had any shark encounters in Australia 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perthbum Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 18 hours ago, Tootsie said: If you are that worried - swim in the resort swimming pool or in a rockpool, rather than the open sea. I have been mugged in Luton - but never had any shark encounters in Australia I was mugged twice in Perth australia but never attacked by a shark in my friends pool. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tootsie Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 On 08/10/2018 at 04:55, Perthbum said: I was mugged twice in Perth australia but never attacked by a shark in my friends pool. Well swim in the pool then! Which is what I suggested in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newjez Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 On 07/10/2018 at 18:55, Perthbum said: I was mugged twice in Perth australia but never attacked by a shark in my friends pool. On 05/10/2018 at 23:14, Perthbum said: you have more 1000s more chance of being injured just walking on the streets than being attacked by a shark. You have more chance of being killed by a cow than a shark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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