Man killed in shark attack in Far North Queensland
A 39-year-old man has died following a shark attack in Far North Queensland. Emergency services responded to reports of the incident at Kennedy Shoal, a popular fishing spot. The circumstances surrounding the attack are under investigation, but authorities do not consider the death suspicious.
- ▪The man was attacked by a shark at Kennedy Shoal, located between Mission Beach and Cardwell.
- ▪Emergency services retrieved the man from the water, but he succumbed to his injuries.
- ▪The species of shark involved in the attack has not yet been identified.
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