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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rod McGuirk

Spearfisher mauled on Great Barrier Reef in Australia's second fatal shark attack in a week

Australia Shark Attack - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

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.

The 39-year-old man was with three friends diving from a boat at Kennedy Shoal off the Queensland state coast south of Cairns when he was attacked, Police Inspector Elaine Burns said.

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