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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Ben Smee Queensland state correspondent

Shark attack: man dies on Great Barrier Reef in far north Queensland

Stock image of the Great Barrier Reef
Stock image of the Great Barrier Reef. The man was reportedly fishing at Kennedy Shoal, a shallow reef about 50km off the coast of Tully in far north Queensland. Photograph: Jürgen Freund/WWF/PA

A man has died after a shark attack on the Great Barrier Reef south of Cairns.

The 39-year-old had reportedly been fishing at Kennedy Shoal, a shallow reef about 50km off the Queensland coast, between Cairns and Townsville.

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