A 42-year-old man has died after a suspected stingray attack off the Tasmanian coast, Australian police say.

They said the man developed a cardiac arrest after "sustaining a puncture to his lower abdomen" at Lauderdale Beach.

The statement said the wound was "possibly inflicted by a marine animal". Officials told local media it was consistent with a stingray attack.

Stingrays are not considered dangerous, even though one killed Australian conservationist Steve Irwin in 2006.

Source:BBC