The spearfisherman was taken to a hospital for treatment after his sustained injuries to both arms and a hand that left him with serious bleeding, according to officials

A man aged in his 60s has been rushed to hospital after being attacked by a shark off the Queensland coast. He was bitten by the shark at Curtis Island near Gladstone about 8.25am today and suffered lacerations and abrasions on both arms and a hand.

A man has been injured in a shark attack while spearfishing off Curtis Island near Gladstone on Queensland’s central coast.

The man, understood to be in his 60s was rushed to hospital with serious injuries after suffering horror bites to both his arms.

A man aged in his 60s was spearfishing when he was bitten by a shark off Curtis Island receiving injuries to both of his arms.