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December 2004

He was in the water with a group of people about 15m from the boat when the shark struck, a police spokesman said. Others heard the man's screams and swam to his rescue, pulling him back on board but he died shortly after from severe blood loss.

Paramedics said the man, from Clifton Beach, just north of Cairns, suffered severe cuts to his upper left leg.

"It was a very deep and major laceration," said paramedic Leon Oliveri, who was on the rescue helicopter that flew to the boat.

"With spear fishing there's blood in the water, there's also a lot of vibrations in the water from when the fish is first injured and killed," he said.

"Those sort of vibrations attract sharks in like a magnet."

Cairns police sergeant Ron Morris said the man's screams had attracted his friends' attention.

"They've made it over there ... and they've found him in the water, basically in a cloud of blood," Senior Sergeant said.

Queensland Rescue Helicopter Service spokesman Steve Ackers was one of the first to arrive on the scene, but was too late to save the man from his horrific injuries.

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