A woman has been attacked by a shark and seriously injured while swimming off a small coastal town in South Australia.
The woman, in her 50s, was bitten on the leg by a shark this morning at Beachport jetty, about 300kms south-east of Adelaide.
She was helped out of the water and given first aid by bystanders until paramedics arrived.
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Police were called about 7.45am, and the woman was rushed to Mount Gambier Hospital in a serious condition.
A spokesperson for South Australian Ambulance Service told 9news.com.au the initial plan had been to transfer the woman from Mount Gambier to a hospital in Adelaide, but that the regional hospital was well placed to manage her care.
Officials have urged everyone to avoid the Beachport area.
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