A teenage girl has died after being bitten by a shark off a popular beach at Bribie Island.
Emergency crews rushed to Rickman Parade around 4.45pm on Monday following reports of a “serious shark bite incident”.
The 17-year-old girl is believed to have been swimming in an unpatrolled stretch of Woorim Beach when she was attacked about 100 metres into the surf.
Witnesses and paramedics desperately tried to save her, but the girl’s upper arm and body injuries were so severe she died at the scene.
The girl is understood to have been with several friends at the beach when she was attacked.
A report will now be prepared for the coroner.
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