A TEEN has been mauled to death by a shark while swimming off a tourist hotspot beach in Australia.
The 17-year-old girl was in Bribie Island, north of Brisbane, when tragedy unfolded on Monday.
7 NewsA teen girl has been killed by a shark in Queensland[/caption]Emergency services rushed to Woorim Beach around 4.45pm local time after reports of the attack.
Queensland Ambulance confirmed they were responding to a “serious shark bite incident” and treated the girl for life-threatening upper body injuries.
“The female sustained life-threatening injuries and succumbed to those injuries just after 5pm,” police said.
A report will be prepared for the Coroner.
Woorim Ocean Beach, a popular surf spot, is the closest surf beach north of Brisbane.
The fatal attack follows the death of 28-year-old surfer Lance Appleby, who was killed by a shark off South Australia’s coast in January.
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