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| Teenager dies after being bitten by shark off south-east Queensland, police confirm | Teenager dies after being bitten by shark off south-east Queensland, police confirm |
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| State ambulance service says the teenager was bitten on her upper body while swimming off Bribie Island, north of Brisbane | State ambulance service says the teenager was bitten on her upper body while swimming off Bribie Island, north of Brisbane |
| A teenager has died after being bitten by a shark off south-east Queensland. | A teenager has died after being bitten by a shark off south-east Queensland. |
| Queensland ambulance service confirmed the female teen had sustained injuries to her upper body while swimming off Woorim beach on Bribie Island, north of Brisbane, on Monday afternoon. | Queensland ambulance service confirmed the female teen had sustained injuries to her upper body while swimming off Woorim beach on Bribie Island, north of Brisbane, on Monday afternoon. |
| In a statement, Queensland police said she had been bitten by a shark at about 4.45pm. | In a statement, Queensland police said she had been bitten by a shark at about 4.45pm. |
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| “The female sustained life-threatening injuries and succumbed to those injuries just after 5pm,” police said. | “The female sustained life-threatening injuries and succumbed to those injuries just after 5pm,” police said. |
| Peter Flannery, the mayor of the City of Moreton Bay, expressed sympathy for the family of the teen and said “it would be a difficult time for the tight knit Bribie Island community”. | |
| It is understood Surf Life Saving Queensland members were on duty at Woorim beach at the time of the incident and assisted paramedics. | |
| According to Queensland’s primary industries department, shark control measures including drumlines and drone surveillance are both in use at Woorim. | |
| Police will prepare a report for the coroner. | Police will prepare a report for the coroner. |