A teen has been killed by a shark at a beach in Queensland. Photo / 123RF
A shark bit and killed a 17-year-old girl swimming off an eastern Australian island on Monday, officials said, in the countryโs third reported fatal attack in just over five weeks.
Paramedics rushed to Woorim Beach in Queensland to treat the teenager, who had sustained serious injuries to her upper body, an ambulance service spokesperson said.
Police said she was bitten by a shark while swimming in the afternoon off the popular surf spot on Bribie Island, about 50km north of the state capital Brisbane.
The girl โsustained life-threatening injuries and succumbed to those injuriesโ about 15 minutes later, a Queensland police spokesperson said.
Police said they would prepare a report for the coroner.