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Man killed in shark attack off Australia's north-east coast
Key takeaways
- Aleks Phillips Getty Images File photo of the Cassowary Coast, off which the shark attack occurred.
- Queensland Police said in a statement that the man was retrieved from the water but died from his injuries.
- It is the second fatal shark attack in Australian coastal waters in as many weeks, after a 38-year-old was killed while spearfishing near Perth, in Western Australia, last Saturday.
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Aleks Phillips Getty Images File photo of the Cassowary Coast, off which the shark attack occurred. A man has died after being attacked by a shark off the coast of the north-eastern Australian state of Queensland, police have confirmed.
Emergency services were called to a boat ramp on the Cassowary Coast, between the cities of Cairns and Townsville, just before noon local time on Sunday, following reports of a 39-year-old being attacked while swimming out at a nearby shoal.
Queensland Police said in a statement that the man was retrieved from the water but died from his injuries.
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