A man has died after a shark attack on the Great Barrier Reef south of Cairns.
The 39-year-old had reportedly been fishing at Kennedy Shoal, a shallow reef about 50km off the Queensland coast, between Cairns and Townsville.
The area is popular for recreational fishing and diving.
Emergency services were alerted about midday on Sunday and the man was taken back to the Hull River Heads boat ramp, near the town of Tully, in a critical condition.
Sign up for the Breaking News Australia emailHe died from his injuries soon after being brought ashore.
Queensland police said it would prepare a report for the coroner “following the sudden and non-suspicious death of a 39-year-old man” in the Cassowary Coast area.
map of kennedy shoal“Emergency services were called to Hull River Heads boat ramp just before 12pm, following reports a man had been attacked by a shark while out at Kennedy Shoal.
“The man was retrieved from the water and died from his injuries.”
Shark attacks are infrequent but have occurred in reefs and shoals along the Queensland coast. In 2021, retired US navy diver Rick Bettua survived an attack by a bull shark on Britomart Reef, which is about 30km south of Kennedy Shoal.
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