Thirty-year-old airlifted from fishing vessel after coming into contact with venomous reptile
The man, a fishing crew member in his 30s, was bitten on Monday morning while aboard the vessel in the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, near the border of the NT and Western Australia.
He was evacuated via helicopter by the air medical retrieval service LifeFlight later that morning, with the help of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup He was taken to the Mungalalu-Truscott airbase before being flown to Broome hospital by the Royal Flying Doctor Service on Monday afternoon.
While it is not clear how he came into contact with the sea snake, fishing boats often unintentionally catch the animals while trawling for fish.All Australian sea snakes are venomous, with some capable of causing paralysis and death, but it is rare for them to bite humans.Our Australian morning briefing breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what’s happening and why it matters
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