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Tragedy struck at the heart of a spear fishing expedition over the weekend when a 39-year-old man was attacked by what was believed to be a Bull Shark.
The incident occurred off the coast of Tully at Kennedy Shoal, about 30 kilometres from the Hull River Boat Ramp on Sunday 24th May.
The police were alerted at 11.50am with news that a boat containing four individuals, one in a critical condition, was returning to shore.
Nine News reported that the man had been in the water with one other person when the attack took place.
He was brought back onto the vessel, but despite desperate attempts to keep him alive, he died as the result of a critical head injury.
Reports indicate that the area had been ‘swarming’ with Bull Sharks earlier that day, and many believe it was a Bull Shark that attacked.
This is the second fatal shark attack in Australia in the past two weeks, following an incident in Western Australia several days ago.
Our thoughts are with the family as this sad time.
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