The 39-year-old was reportedly fishing at Kennedy Shoal between Cairns and Townsville when emergency services alerted about midday

The man was pulled from the water around midday on Sunday but could not be saved.

A 39-year-old man was attacked at a reef site, before being retrieved from the water, but later died from his injuries.

A man has died after a shark attack in northern Queensland state in Australia, police said on Sunday.

The death is the second fatal shark attack in Australia this month