Shark attack at Kennedy Shoal near the Great Barrier Reef claims another life; a 39-year-old man died. Reef in the news again.
A man has died after a shark bite while spearfishing near Kennedy Shoal, about 45 km off Queensland’s northeast coast. He was taken ashore by boat and pronounced dead shortly after. The incident follows a separate fatal shark attack near Rottnest Island, Western Australia, on May 16. Authorities note that there are about 20 shark attacks in Australia each year, most not fatal.