Shark attack off Fraser Island: Fisherman bitten on hand

The man, aged in his 50s, had been fishing just before 4pm when he caught what is believed to be a whitetip shark.

He told rescuers he was trying to unhook the animal from his fishing line when it bit his arm.

Friends he was fishing with rushed to the man’s aid to help pry his arm out of the shark’s mouth and called emergency services.

The man was…