{"id":10984,"date":"2026-05-24T19:11:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T19:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=10984"},"modified":"2026-05-24T19:11:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T19:11:45","slug":"shark-kills-spearfisher-in-front-of-friends-in-australia-terrifying-thing-to-see","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=10984","title":{"rendered":"Shark kills spearfisher in front of friends in Australia: &#8220;Terrifying thing to see&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>A man spearfishing with friends was killed by a shark on the Great Barrier Reef on Sunday, police said, in Australia&#8217;s second fatal shark attack in just over a week.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The man had been spearfishing when he was attacked and died from a critical head injury,&#8221; Burns told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>Police said the man who pulled the victim from the water was &#8220;pretty close&#8221; to the incident and witnessed the attack, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported. people were on board the boat<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I would assume they would be pretty traumatized, that&#8217;s quite a terrifying thing to see happen right in front of you,&#8221; Burns said.<\/p>\n<p>The unidentified victim, a Cairns resident, was brought by boat around noon to the tourist town of Hull Heads where paramedics were waiting. He had &#8220;sustained injuries not compatible with life,&#8221; an ambulance service statement said.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy Shoal is a shallow coral reef popular with recreational fishers. Divers are also attracted to the Lady Bowen, a 19th century shipwreck.<\/p>\n<p>Police said the species of shark involved in the attack was unknown at this stage, but fishers reported bull sharks had been seen in the area before the attack.<\/p>\n<p>A shark <span class=\"link\">fatally mauled spearfisher Steve Mattabonni<\/span> on May 16 at a coral reef off Rottnest Island near the southwest coast of Western Australia state. Mattabonni was with friends when he was attacked, Western Australia Police Sergeant Michael Wear said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The friends have witnessed the horrific event,&#8221;\u00a0Wear said.<\/p>\n<p>The 38-year-old Perth resident was taken by boat to the holiday island where paramedics were unable to resuscitate him.<\/p>\n<p>A 16-foot white shark was suspected.<\/p>\n<p>Australia has averaged more than three fatal shark attacks a year in recent decades. The latest death is Australia&#8217;s third shark fatality for 2026.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"link\">Nico Antic, 12, died<\/span> in a hospital days after he was attacked by a suspected bull shark off a Sydney beach on Jan. 18. The attack that killed the boy was one of\u00a0<span class=\"link\">four recorded in the span of two days<\/span>, which prompted officials to close dozens of the city&#8217;s beaches.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In November, a shark\u00a0<span class=\"link\">killed a woman<\/span>\u00a0and seriously wounded a man at a national park beach on Australia&#8217;s east coast in a rare instance of the predator attacking two people.<\/p>\n<p>There have been nearly 1,300 shark incidents around Australia since 1791, of which more than 260 resulted in death, according to a database of the predators&#8217; encounters with humans.<\/p>\n<p>Australian scientists believe increasingly crowded waters and rising ocean temperatures are swaying sharks&#8217; migratory patterns, which may be contributing to a rise in attacks.<\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<p class=\"content__meta--contributors\">\n<p>                      <span class=\"byline__author__text\">Agence  France-Presse<\/span><\/p>\n<p>        contributed to this report.\n    <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation  \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"component__item-recirc-block\">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">Go deeper with The Free Press<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n      <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__tags\">\n<p class=\"content__tags__label\">In:<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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