Fisherman seriously injured by shark he had caught himself

A fisherman has been seriously injured after he was bitten by a shark he had caught off the Australian coast.
Paramedics said the victim, aged in his 70s, was in a boat alone off Queenscliff, in Victoria, when he was attacked by the 1.5m (5ft) shark on Tuesday.
The man was reportedly bitten after pulling the broadnose sevengill shark into his boat.
He is understood to have driven the vessel 1.2 miles to a marina to get medical help.

He was then flown by helicopter to The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne in a serious condition.
Medics said he had lost a lot of blood but was conscious after arriving in the marina.
TV pictures showed him lying on a mobile stretcher talking to medical staff.
Sevengill sharks are known to be aggressive if provoked, and thrash and snap if caught.
A witness, Roseanne Ott, said: "He's had a bad brush with a shark but, you know, there are beautiful creatures in the water as well, and it's just unfortunate that the poor shark is dead now.
"And yeah, it's really you know, important to have that respect with all the wildlife and sea life." 

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