Overview

• The boy was bitten around 6:20 p.m. Saturday while fishing with friends off a wharf at Cook Esplanade on Thursday Island.
• His friends dragged him from the water, actions the Torres Shire Council described as incredible bravery and quick thinking.
• Queensland Ambulance Service and police responded, with the teen stabilized at Thursday Island Hospital before an RFDS airlift to Townsville University Hospital.
• Hospital teams performed urgent surgery, and Queensland Health said he remains in a critical but stable condition as of Monday.
• Authorities have not identified the shark species, and the council says it will strengthen water-safety education and signage as incidents in the region are uncommon.