SYDNEY:
A shark attacked and killed a 40-year-old man who was fishing with his family in the waters of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, authorities said.
The predator hit Humpy Island off the country’s east coast, emergency services said. “The man was fishing with family members when he was bitten by a shark,” Queensland State Police said in a statement.
He suffered “life-threatening injuries” and died about an hour and a half later, police said, adding that a report would be prepared for the coroner.
They could not confirm whether he was spearfishing at the time.
A Queensland Ambulance spokeswoman told AFP on Sunday the man died at the scene after suffering a “significant life-threatening neck injury”.
Humpy Island, located in the Keppel Bay Islands National Park of the Great Barrier Reef, has a popular camping spot that provides easy access to the reefs for diving and snorkelling.
