The RACQ Capricorn Helicopter Rescue Service has been tasked to North West Island.
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Helicopter rescue after suspected shark attack
Nick Gibbs, nicholas.gibbs@gladstoneobserver.com.au
6th Apr 2020 9:18 PM
| Updated:
9:30 PM
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The RACQ Capricorn Helicopter Rescue Service is responding to a suspected shark attack near North West Island.
Queensland Ambulance Service confirmed a critical care flight paramedic is on-board the helicopter and that a male in his mid-20s has been reportedly attacked by a shark.
North West Island is a coral cay in the southern Great Barrier Reef located 75 kilometres northeast of Gladstone.
No further details are known at this stage.
