Man injured in reported 'whale and boat collision' in Australia


SYDNEY: A man was seriously injured when a whale hit his small boat in the waters off Australia's east coast, local media reported on Sunday (Aug 18).

Australian news agency AAP reported that Jetski riders off the coast of Coolangatta, in southern Queensland near the border with New South Wales, called emergency services shortly before 9am on Sunday (2300 GMT Saturday) after a whale reportedly hit the man while he was onboard the boat.

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