A teenage girl has been k!lled in a suspected shark attack at a popular tourist hotspot off the south-east Queensland coast
Emergency services were called to Woorim Beach on Bribie Island at about 4.45pm on Monday following reports of a ‘serious shark bite incident’.
It’s understood the teen, 17, was attacked while swimming 100m offshore at the south-east end of the island.
She suffered ‘catastrophic’ injuries to her upper arm and body and was unable to be revived at the scene.
The species of shark involved is currently unknown.
Footage from the scene shows more than a dozen emergency responders at the scene speaking with beachgoers.
A young girl was scene hunched on the shore being consoled.
The tragedy comes after multiple shark sightings in the area in recent weeks, according to lifeguards.
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