Whitsunday Islands
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| Area | 2828 |
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| Locations | Queensland |
| Australia | |
| Population | 1,570 (2014) |
| Largest settlement | Hamilton Island |
| Total islands | 74 |
| Did you know | Whitehaven Beach is a pristine, award winning beach on Whitsunday Island, the largest of the 74 islands in the Whitsundays. |
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| ID | 911155 |
About Whitsunday Islands
The 74 Whitsunday Islands lie between the northeast coast of Queensland, Australia, and the Great Barrier Reef, a massive stretch of coral teeming with marine life. Most of the islands are uninhabited. They're characterized by dense rainforest, hiking trails and white sand beaches. The town of Airlie Beach on the mainland is the region's central hub.
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Australia shark attack victim 'saved by off-duty medics'
...Alistair Raddon (left) and Danny Maggs were snorkelling in Queensland s Whitsunday Islands when they were attacked An off-duty nurse and paramedic used a makeshift tourniquet to save the life of a British tourist whose foot was bitten off by a shark in Australia...
Queensland shark attack: Two British men injured at tourist spot
...Alistair Raddon (left) and Danny Maggs were snorkelling in Queensland s Whitsunday Islands when they were attacked Two British tourists have been seriously injured in a shark attack at a popular holiday spot in Australia...
Australia shark attack victim 'saved by off-duty medics'
Alistair Raddon (left) and Danny Maggs were snorkelling in Queensland's Whitsunday Islands when they were attacked
An off-duty nurse and paramedic used a makeshift tourniquet to save The Life of a British tourist whose foot was bitten off by a shark in Australia.
Alistair Raddon, 28, from Southampton, was injured at Queensland's Whitsunday Islands on Tuesday.
Danny Maggs, 22, from Plymouth, who was also attacked, suffered leg injuries.
Swedish couple Emma Andersson and Billy Ludvigsson, who were on A Day cruise with the pair, used ropes and towels to stem Mr Raddon's "severe" bleeding.
He said: "I think that saved his life, because he was bleeding so badly.
"It was a long boat ride back to shore and if he continued to bleed that much all the way back to shore I'm not sure he would have made it. "
Mr Ludvigsson said it took about Five Minutes to stop the "life-threatening" blood Flow .
Mr Maggs posted a photograph on Instagram after The AttackCentral Queensland Rescue said The Men had told its helicopter crew The Men were "wrestling and thrashing about in the water" when The Attack happened at Hook Passage.
Grant Bollington, from The Rescue service, said Mr Raddon thought "his mate was pulling on his leg hard And Then realised there was a shark there".
Mr Maggs suffered serious lacerations to his right calf.
In a statement, the pair thanked those on the boat with them and The Emergency services.
They said: "Everyone dealt with our situation well and remained calm and we are very grateful for your help. "
The Whitsunday Islands - near the Great Barrier Reef - have seen other shark attacks in recent times.
The location is about 10km (six miles) from where an Australian man was fatally bitten by a shark last November.
Shark attacks have injured at least 10 people in Australia this year, according to the Australian Shark Attack File.
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Source of news: bbc.com
