A shark that "grabbed" a 10-year-old boy from a fishing boat off the coast of north-west Tasmania "swam off" when the child's dad jumped in the water to save him.
Authorities said the boy was in a 6 metre fishing vessel with his father and two other men on Friday afternoon when the shark "grabbed him from the boat".
The boy suffered lacerations to his arm, and other cuts to his chest and head.
The child, from north-west Tasmania, was this afternoon in a stable condition at the North West Regional Hospital.
Paramedics said the child was wearing a flotation device.
Stanley resident and abalone diver Ben Allen spoke to witnesses and said it is believed the shark was a great white, but that has not been confirmed.
He said the family was cleaning flathead on the boat when the attack occurred.
"But as he's pulled him in, it's obvious the shark's let go.
"The father, with his natural instinct I suppose, has leapt in straight after his son and managed to grab him."
More to come.
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2020-07-17 06:09:00Z
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