A diver has been bitten in the face by a shark at the Melbourne Aquarium.
The woman was taken to the St Vincent’s Hospital with a cut to her face after the attack just after 11.30am, an Ambulance Victoria spokesman said. She was in a stable condition.
Melbourne Aquarium general manager Mark Manteit said the woman was bitten by a small shark during a routine dive feed.
“The diver was bitten by one of our smaller 40-centimetre tawny nurse sharks, in the Shipwreck Cove exhibit,” he said.
The woman was given first aid before paramedics arrived.
“The tawny nurse sharks does not have sharp teeth, they have small plates on the top and bottom of their mouth which they use to feed on small prey,” Mr Manteit said.
Mr Manteit said such incidents were to be expected from time to time at an aquarium.
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