Man killed in third shark attack in weeks on Great Barrier Reef

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A man has died after being mauled by a shark in the third such attack in two months at a popular tourist site on Australia's Great Barrier Reef, authorities said yesterday (Nov 6). Rescue workers said the man suffered serious wounds to his legs and one arm in the attack Monday afternoon in the Whitsunday islands off Queensland state. The 33-year-old died after being airlifted to a mainland hospital, the national broadcaster ABC said.

 

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