A Sunshine Coast man has escaped unharmed after a shark bit off the back of his kayak in Moreton Bay on Sunday afternoon.
The 39-year-old man from Maroochydore was paddling towards Mud Island with a group of people when the shark attacked his 6.5-metre kayak about eight kilometres east of Woody Point.
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A 39-year-old man's kayak is bitten in half by a shark while paddling off Woody Point on Sunday. Vision: 7 News
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Shark attack in Moreton Bay
A 39-year-old man's kayak is bitten in half by a shark while paddling off Woody Point on Sunday. Vision: 7 News
The man made a triple-zero call and water police were able to track his location with the aid of incoming aircraft to Brisbane Airport.
Water police rescued the man just before 4pm and his damaged kayak was also recovered.
Sergeant Gordon Thiry from Brisbane Water Police said it was lucky they could locate the man in time.
"We would encourage anyone heading out on the water to always wear a life jacket, carry an EPIRB (emergency position-indicating radio beacon) and make sure you let someone else know where you're travelling to and how long it will take," he said.
The man was uninjured but obviously very shaken and was later returned to his vehicle at Bulimba Point.
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