CANBERRA: A 39-year-old man has died after being attacked by a shark on the Nice Barrier Reef on Sunday (Might 24), police stated, the second fatal shark attack in Australia this month.
The person was rushed to shore after being bitten close to Kennedy Shoal, a shallow reef round 45km off the coast of the state of Queensland in northeast Australia, a Queensland Police Service spokesperson stated.
The person was met by an ambulance however died shortly afterwards, the spokesperson stated, with out figuring out him.
The loss of life follows that of a 38-year-old bitten off an island close to Perth in Western Australia on Might 16.
There are round 20 shark assaults in Australia yearly, however the overwhelming majority usually are not deadly, in response to information from conservation teams. Way more folks drown on the nation’s seashores.
Dozens of seashores alongside Australia’s east coast, together with in Sydney, were closed in January after 4 shark assaults in two days. These assaults got here as heavy rains created murky water that pulls sharks and reduces their visibility.
