Charlize Zmuda, 17, died after being bitten by a shark off Woorim Beach, a popular spot in Queensland, on Monday afternoon.

A teenage girl has died after she was bit by a shark in northeastern Australia on Monday, according to local authorities. Paramedics responded to reports of a "serious shark bite incident" at Woorim Beach,

A female swimmer has died in a shark attack in the waters off a popular tourist spot on Australia’s east coast, authorities said.

The Queensland Ambulance Service responded to a 'serious shark bite incident' involving the 17-year-old victim at Woorim Beach, north of Brisbane, at around 4:45 p.m. local time on Monday, Feb. 3, The Sydney Morning Herald reported.

On 2 January, surfer Lance Appleby was killed by a shark at Granites Beach in South Australia. Days earlier, 40-year-old chaplain Luke Walford was fatally bitten while spearfishing near the Keppel Bay Islands in Queensland. Shark control measures, including baited drum lines and drone surveillance, are in place at Woorim Beach.

In what her swim club calls a "cruel and unfathomable twist of fate," a 17-year-old girl was killed in a shark attack in Queensland, Australia on Monday. Charlize Zmuda was attacked while swimming at Woorim Beach,

A 17-year-old girl was visiting Bribie Island in Queensland, Australia when she was involved in a horrific shark attack on Monday, Feb. 3. The young girl was reportedly swimming in the water at approximately 4:45 p.