A 27-year-old man kicked out of a pub in eastern Australia for fighting returned to the bar with a knife sticking out of his back. 

Police in Queensland said two men were told to leave the Beerwah Hotel after getting into a brawl. The fight is believed to have continued outside, where one of the men was stabbed. 

Rather than call police or an ambulance, the man reportedly returned to the pub with the knife sticking out of his back, the Sunshine Coast Daily reported.    

He was subsequently taken to a nearby hospital and its now in a stable condition.

Police said a "substantial" amount of alcohol was involved.

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