Rick Bettua (59) was bitten on the thigh by a bull shark while spearfishing.
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Three years ago he had rescued Glenn Dickson, another spearfisher who had later had his leg amputated.
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The attack occurred at noon Sunday on the Great Barrier Reef.
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This year has been one of the worst for Australia in terms of shark attacks. So far, seven people have been killed by predatory fish, eight have been injured, some seriously.
Rick Bettua (59) is an underwater fisherman who likes to hunt big fish with his harpoon. But on Sunday lunchtime he goes from hunter to hunted: he is attacked by a shark and seriously injured! The attack occurred on the Great Barrier Reef, 140 kilometers north of the city of Townsville.
The bull shark catches the man on the thigh, the bite wounds are deep, Bettua is pulled into the boat by a friend, bleeding profusely. There he immediately applies a pressure bandage and, for the moment, saves his life, as a paramedic tells “9 News”. “That was absolutely crucial to saving his life.”
