A woman who was snorkelling in the middle of the ocean off the coast of Queensland has been bitten by a shark.
Paramedics were called to assist a woman in her 50s who was bitten by a shark about 10 hours offshore - or 200 km -from Mackay on Wednesday afternoon.
It's understood she was on a boat in the middle of the ocean and snorkelling when the attack occurred.
She suffered lacerations to her lower leg.
Navy vessel HMAS Warramunga was in the area and caught up with the woman's boat to provide medical assistance before sailing to Mackay Harbour.
Paramedics took over when she arrived at 12.45am on Thursday and transported the woman to Mackay Base Hospital in a stable condition.