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British man has foot bitten off, another hurt in Australian shark attack

British man has foot bitten off, another hurt in Australian shark attack. [Reuters]

A British man had his foot bitten off and another was injured in a shark attack off Australia’s northeast coast, emergency officials in Queensland state said.

The pair of tourists were on a snorkeling tour near Airlie Beach in the popular Whitsunday Passage region when they were attacked.

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