Diver attacked by shark on Western Australia's south-east coast
Diver attacked by shark on Western Australia's south-east coast
Written by:
Hans Kruit, 9 October 2013
A professional abalone diver who survived a shark attack in 2004 has been seriously injured in a second encounter off Western Australia's south-east coast.
Greg Pickering was attacked on Tuesday while diving in remote waters off Poison Creek beach, 160 kilometres east of the town of Esperance.
Nearby divers managed to pull him onboard his boat and get him to shore to stem the bleeding and raise the alarm.
Mr Pickering, 55, has serious injuries in what is his second experience of a shark attack.
The diver was bitten by a bronze whaler off Cervantes, north of Perth, in 2004.
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