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Fisherman slapped across face by whale's tail at Tweed Heads

www.abc.net.au Fisherman slapped across face by whale's tail at Tweed Heads

A man is recovering in a Gold Coast hospital after being hit in the head by a whale's tail while out fishing with a friend on Sunday.

Fisherman slapped across face by whale's tail at Tweed Heads
  • In short: A man is in hospital after he was hit by a whale's tail while fishing near Tweed Heads.
  • Authorities located the men and brought them back to shore.
  • The man sustained superficial facial injuries and is in a stable condition.
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  • I thought the tradition was that people were slapped across the face with a trout? Times have changed.