<p>Fears of shark attacks like depicted in the movie 'Jaws' returned to Australia today with a 10-foot killer mauling a 26-year-old man, the third such incident in as many weeks.<br /><br />Australia normally witnesses the same number of shark strikes in a year.The victim, who works as a tour operator, was snorkelling when the shark bit him on the right forearm at The Lagoon, north of Coral Bay, The Sydney Morning Herald reported.<br /><br />He suffered tendon damage, but his injury was not considered life-threatening, Sergeant Graham Clifford was quoted as saying.<br /><br />"We haven't had an attack here in 10 or 15 years and it just happened out of the blue. Everyone is very shocked," he said.<br /><br />Tiger sharks are among the most aggressive towards humans<br />in the specie and have been responsible for fatalities in Australia before, the newspaper said.<br /><br />A surfer was seriously injured yesterday after being attacked by a shark north of Sydney and another surfer was bitten on January 4.</p>
<p>Fears of shark attacks like depicted in the movie 'Jaws' returned to Australia today with a 10-foot killer mauling a 26-year-old man, the third such incident in as many weeks.<br /><br />Australia normally witnesses the same number of shark strikes in a year.The victim, who works as a tour operator, was snorkelling when the shark bit him on the right forearm at The Lagoon, north of Coral Bay, The Sydney Morning Herald reported.<br /><br />He suffered tendon damage, but his injury was not considered life-threatening, Sergeant Graham Clifford was quoted as saying.<br /><br />"We haven't had an attack here in 10 or 15 years and it just happened out of the blue. Everyone is very shocked," he said.<br /><br />Tiger sharks are among the most aggressive towards humans<br />in the specie and have been responsible for fatalities in Australia before, the newspaper said.<br /><br />A surfer was seriously injured yesterday after being attacked by a shark north of Sydney and another surfer was bitten on January 4.</p>