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We see above a gray shark, similar to the one that attacked a teenager in Australia.
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A teenager was injured by a shark while he was hunting off the north coast of Australia on Sunday, authorities said.
The 17-year-old boy was bitten on his arm and leg about 18 km off Nhulunbuy, a town in the Northern Territory, police said in the area.
The teenager was treated by paramedics at the scene and then airlifted to the Royal Darwin Hospital after suffering "deep lacerations," a Guardian spokesman told The Guardian.
"I believe people on the boat [did] Extraordinary work to stop bleeding and give first aid before paramedics arrive, "said Craig Garraway of St. John Ambulance at The ABC.
The Australian network also reported that officials thought the boy had been attacked by a reef shark.
TWO LARGE WHITE SHARKS OFF THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA BY 1000 MILES FROM CANADA
Garraway said that he did not remember a shark attack in the Northern Territory before.
This latest incident follows another shark attack in which a man was bitten on the beach Saturday south of Wollongong in Australia.
This man, who is 24, was learning to surf at the time.
He had wounds on his hand and calf and was then taken to St. George's Hospital.
