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According to officials, a British fisherman was bitten by a sea snake while working on a trawler off the north coast of Australia and died before a rescue helicopter could reach him.
A police statement announced Friday that the 23-year-old man was shooting a net when he was bitten in the waters off a remote area of the Coastal Territory's coast. North, Thursday. The man was not named.
Sea snakes are very venomous but are not aggressive. Humans are rarely stung in Australian waters.
A rescue helicopter with a medical team was sent from the city of Darwin. CareFlight spokesman David Wheeldon said that during the flight of more than 700 km (435 miles), the crew had been informed that it was too late.
