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Authorities warn boaters and vacationers to stay out of water in Cid Harbor, Whitsundays after a deadly shark attack.
A 33-year-old Victorian man died from bites in his left thigh, right calf and left wrist during the attack around 5:30 pm on Monday.
This is the third serious shark attack in Cid Harbor in just two months after Justine Barwick, a Tasmanian woman, and Hannah Papps, a 12-year-old girl in Melbourne, were bitten two days in a row.
Water police, the Queensland Department of Fisheries and other government agencies are on the scene to warn residents of the area.
"For the moment, the general message sent by the water police and other government agencies will be not to swim in Cid Harbor," the police inspector told reporters. Queensland, Steve O. Connell.
The man was at the start of his five-day sailing vacation with nine other friends on a 20-meter yacht when the attack occurred.
The group chartered the yacht to Cumberland Charter Yachts, who expressed their sadness and shock at the death of this man.
"We continue to remind all boat drivers and their guests not to swim at dawn or dusk, not to swim in troubled waters and not to swim in Cid Harbor at any time", said Cumberland CEO Sharon McNally.
Inspector O'Connell said that the man and another woman were using a freestanding paddleboard moments before the man was bitten.
Despite the frantic efforts of his friends – including two doctors – the man suffered a cardiac arrest and had to undergo cardiopulmonary resuscitation before being transferred to Mackay Hospital.
He died shortly after his arrival. Ben McCauley, a member of the RACQ crew, called the scene "absolutely horrible".
"He had very severe bites, significant blood loss and cardiac arrest," said McCauley.
His traveling companions are now on Hamilton Island, where they benefit from support and provide statements to the police.
Baited battery lines were installed around Cid Harbor after Ms. Papps' attack, but were removed about a week later.
The member for TN-L. From Pentecost, Jason Costigan, called on the state government to urgently reconsider the establishment of permanent controls.
"I think we're flirting with danger when you compare us to other communities, from Alice Beach, north of Cairns, to Townsville, which is full of battery lines, nets, etc., around Magnetic Island, beaches north of Mackay and you go up to the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast, and we have nothing to Whitsundays – it's all madness " he told ABC radio on Tuesday.
However, environmental groups say that slaughter is not the answer. Lawrence Chlebeck, a marine campaigner with Humane Society International, said that they were unpopular and provided a false sense of security.
"Significant and permanent signage and education to prevent swimming at Cid Harbor would have been much more effective," Chlebeck said.
Queensland Fisheries Minister Mark Furner was contacted for a comment.
