Shark attacks mum and baby

A mum and baby survived after a shark attacked them in knee-deep water at a popular Australian holiday beach. The 38-year-old was bitten on the lower leg while strolling with her baby in shallows at Warra Beach, 683 miles north of Perth, in Western Australia. A St John Ambulance spokesman said: "A shark came up behind her and bit her on the calf. "Her husband was with her, but did not identify the shark or its size." The woman suffered severe injuries to her lower left leg and was taken by air ambulance to Perth, where her condition was stable. The beach is famous for its shallow, fringing corals and is popular with tourists visiting the famous Ningaloo reef marine park, which draws humpback whales, dolphins and dugongs. Australia, where sharks are protected, has had a number of shark attacks in the past year. In January an abalone diver was partly swallowed head-first by a Great White Shark off the southeastern coast, but managed to fight his way free, suffering a broken nose and bite marks. In December, a surfer off the southern coast survived an attack with minor injuries, while a 15-year-old boy swimming off a remote southwest beach had his leg bitten.Source: Metro.co.uk