Two people suffered injuries after a commercial fishing boat accidentally hit a sandbar at a beach in Tasmania in Australia on Thursday, July 16.
Tasmania Police said authorities were notified of the incident at about 09:30 local time following a report of a man falling overboard, temporarily being trapped between the sandbar and a flat-bottom oyster barge at Bakers Beach in northern Tasmania.
The man was quickly retrieved by other people on board the barge and was provided medical assistance at the scene before being transported to the Launceston General Hospital. Police said the individual is being treated for non-life threatening injuries.
The man was part of a group of people returning from a tour of the oyster farm when the incident occurred.
WorkSafe Tasmania and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority have been notified of the incident.
Local news outlet ABC said that a second individual also suffered injuries as a result of the mishap. This individual is also undergoing treatment in hospital.