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Snorkeller bitten by shark on WA coast
AAP
A snorkeller has been bitten on the hand by a 1.5 metre bull shark on Western Australia's north-west coast.
Authorities said the woman had minor injuries after being bitten on Saturday morning at Mauds Point near Coral Bay, and issued a shark warning for the area on Monday.
The woman was bitten about 20 metres offshore and was treated at a local nursing station.
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