Shark tragedy hits Australian coast: a 39-year-old man killed near Kennedy Shoal, Great Barrier Reef. Tully, QLD, is a town downstream on the Bruce Hwy.
A 39-year-old man has died after a shark bite while spearfishing near Kennedy Shoal, 28 miles off northeast Australia. He was rushed to shore but could not be revived. Several sources note a recent fatality near Rottnest Island and ongoing shark activity in eastern Australia.