The attack comes a week after a 38-year-old man was killed while spearfishing near Perth in Western Australia

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.

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

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

A spearfisher has been mauled on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia’s second fatal shark attack in just over a week.

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

The man was rushed to shore after being bitten on Sunday near Kennedy Shoal, but died shortly afterwards.

The 39-year-old was attacked while spearfishing and pulled from the water by another person who was in the water with him.

This tragedy follows the death of a 38-year-old who was attacked off an island near Perth

A man died after a shark attack in northern Queensland state on Sunday, the third fatal shark attack this year in Australia.

The man was bitten by a shark at Kennedy Shoal in Australia's northeastern state of Queensland, in the second shark attack in the country this month.

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.

A man has died after being attacked by a shark near Mission Beach in Queensland.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A spearfisher was mauled on the Great Barrier Reef on Sunday in Australia’s second fatal shark attack in just over a week, police said.

A man has died after he was attacked by a shark near Kennedy Shoal, a shallow reef around 28 miles off the coast of Queensland in northeast Australia

The man was bitten by a shark at Kennedy Shoal in Australia's northeastern state of Queensland, in the second shark attack in the country this month.

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SYDNEY — A 39-year-old man has died following a shark attack at Australia's Great Barrier Reef on Sunday, marking the second fatal incident of its kind...

The attack comes a week after a 38-year-old man was killed while spearfishing near Perth in Western Australia

A man died after a shark attack in northern Queensland state on Sunday, the third fatal shark attack this year in Australia.