
Luke Walford, a youth pastor, was spear fishing with his family when he was bitten by the shark.
Local media reported that he suffered "life-threatening injuries" and despite the efforts of doctors, he died at the scene about an hour later.
The victim and his family had been in the water on Humpy Island, in the Great Barrier Reef's Keppel Bay Islands National Park, when the attack happened. The area is a popular spot for diving and snorkeling.
Walford had been a school chaplain and pastor at the Cathedral Church of Praise in Rockhampton, Queensland. The last fatal shark attack in Australia occurred in December 2023, when a teenage boy was killed in the south.
This year alone, there have been four other shark incidents in Australia, according to a local database. Overall, Australia sees more shark attacks than any other country except the US.
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