Immer wieder kommt es in Australien zu tödlichen Vorfällen durch Haie. Jetzt stirbt ein 39-Jähriger etwa 160 Kilometer südlich der bei Urlaubern beliebten Stadt Cairns.

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.