State ambulance service says the teenager was bitten on her upper body while swimming off Bribie Island, north of Brisbane
A teenager has died after being bitten by a shark off south-east Queensland.
Queensland ambulance service confirmed the female teen had sustained injuries to her upper body while swimming off Woorim beach on Bribie Island, north of Brisbane, on Monday afternoon.
In a statement, Queensland police said she had been bitten by a shark at about 4.45pm.
“The female sustained life-threatening injuries and succumbed to those injuries just after 5pm,” police said.
Peter Flannery, the mayor of the City of Moreton Bay, expressed sympathy for the family of the teen and said “it would be a difficult time for the tight knit Bribie Island community”.
It is understood Surf Life Saving Queensland members were on duty at Woorim beach at the time of the incident and assisted paramedics.
According to Queensland’s primary industries department, shark control measures including drumlines and drone surveillance are both in use at Woorim.
Police will prepare a report for the coroner.
