{"id":12743,"date":"2025-02-04T11:38:44","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T11:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitaltradecenter.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/04\/teenage-girl-killed-in-shark-attack-while-swimming-at-australia-tourist-spot\/"},"modified":"2025-02-04T11:38:44","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T11:38:44","slug":"teenage-girl-killed-in-shark-attack-while-swimming-at-australia-tourist-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitaltradecenter.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/04\/teenage-girl-killed-in-shark-attack-while-swimming-at-australia-tourist-spot\/","title":{"rendered":"Teenage girl killed in shark attack while swimming at Australia tourist spot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm6pqfy3y002q26ox2vs530q1@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            A female swimmer has died in a shark attack in the waters off a popular tourist spot on Australia\u2019s east coast, authorities said.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm6pqjjy900073b6m9hqokrcx@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Emergency crews were called to the Woorim Beach at Bribie Island, about 80 kms (50 miles) north of Brisbane around 5 p.m. local time on Monday following reports of a serious shark bite incident, Queensland state police said on Monday.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm6pqjjy900083b6mnq5j3mfr@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            \u201cThe female was swimming when she was bitten by a shark \u2026 the female sustained life-threatening injuries and succumbed to those injuries,\u201d a police spokesperson said in an email.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm6pqg0k800003b6m7qa5i3a2@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Police did not disclose the age of the victim though Australian media widely reported the victim was a 17-year-old girl.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm6pqk3ef000e3b6m3eaa7gbm@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Christopher Potter, a resident, said the beach is frequently used by swimming groups through the day.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm6pqk3ef000f3b6mo3zdrm4p@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            \u201cIt\u2019s known there are a lot of sharks around Bribie, but this close to shore, it\u2019s still a shock,\u201d he told Australian public broadcaster ABC News.    <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div>This post appeared first on cnn.com<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A female swimmer has died in a shark attack in the waters off a popular tourist spot on Australia\u2019s east coast, authorities said. 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