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Suspected shark bite sends Cape Breton woman to hospital

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A 21-year-old woman from Cape Breton, N.S., was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after being attacked by what is believed to be a shark.

RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Andrew Joyce said police got a call Friday afternoon just before 5 p.m. from a person on a boat, saying someone had been bitten by a shark. It happened close to Margaree Island, off the western coast of Cape Breton.

He said witnesses told police there was a fin in the water.

The incident happened during a small gathering on a “fishing-type boat, just out for an afternoon of recreation,” with people barbecuing and swimming from the boat, said Joyce.

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He said the woman was transported to shore in Margaree Harbour, where she was taken to a local hospital. She was then airlifted to hospital in Halifax.

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Joyce could not provide an update on her condition Saturday.

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