Two people are in critical condition after being attacked by sharks at a popular tourist spot at a harbour in the Whitsunday Islands in north Queensland.
The first attack took place on Wednesday, when 46-year-old Justine Barwick, a tourist from Tasmania, was attacked by a large shark while snorkelling near a yacht in Cid Harbour, leaving her with life-threatening injuries to her torso and leg.
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