The attack was the second shark fatality in the country's waters this year, about a month after surfer Lance Appleby was killed off the Southern Australia coast, per BBC and CBS News. It was also the third attack in Queensland in less than three months, ABC News reported.

An Australian teenager from near Brisbane died on Monday after being bitten by a shark nearly 100 yards from the beach, according to reports.

A female swimmer has died in a shark attack in the waters off a popular tourist spot on Australia’s east coast, authorities said.

A 17-year-old girl became the latest victim of a shark attack after she succumbed to her injuries in Queensland, Australia, according to multiple reports. The teen was identified as Charlize Zmuda, who was enjoying the day with friends before she let out a “piercing scream,’' according to a report by Yahoo News.

A teenage girl has died after being attacked by a shark while swimming in a popular surfers spot in Queensland, Australia. Queensland Ambulance said they responded to a “serious shark bite incident” at Woorim Beach, Bribie Island, on Monday at 4.55pm local time.

A 17-year-old girl was killed by a shark at a popular tourist beach in Australia on Monday — marking the third fatal shark attack Down Under in less than six weeks. The Queensland Ambulance Services responded to a “serious shark bite incident” involving the unidentified teen girl at the popular Woorim Beach north of Brisbane around 4:45 p.

SYDNEY: A shark bit and killed a 17-year-old girl swimming off an eastern Australian island on Monday, officials said, in the country's third reported fatal attack in just over five weeks. Paramedics rushed to Woorim Beach in Queensland to treat the teenager,