澳洲昆士兰应急中心表示，一名英国男子在澳洲东北海域潜水时遇上鲨鱼袭击，一只脚被咬断，另一人则严重受伤。两人当时与其他人乘坐快艇从艾尔利海滩前往邻近的圣灵群岛水道附近浮潜。

昆士兰州救援服务在推特上表示，两人获救后，被直升机送往布里斯班以北960公里的麦凯基地医院急救。院方表示，两人伤势严重，惟情况相当稳定。

两人向救援人员表示，他们遇袭时曾与鲨鱼在水中搏斗。昆士兰救护服务表示，另一名22岁的男子的小腿被严重撕裂。圣灵群岛自去年9月起曾传出至少4宗鲨鱼袭击事件，包括一宗死亡案例。

An English tourist has had his foot bitten off and another has serious lacerations to his lower leg after a shark attack in the Whitsundays today. Both were transported to Mackay Base Hospital by #RACQ #CQRescue in a serious but stable condition.

— RACQ CQ Rescue (@cq_rescue) October 29, 2019

Two British tourists bitten by a shark in the Whitsundays today have told #RACQ #CQRescue crewmen they were wrestling and thrashing about in the water in Hook Passage when the attack occurred.

— RACQ CQ Rescue (@cq_rescue) October 29, 2019