Teenage girl killed in shark attack off popular Bribie Island beach

A 17-year-old girl has died after being bitten by a shark off Bribie Island, just north of Brisbane, on Monday afternoon.

The Queensland Ambulance Service sent crews to Rickman Parade at Woorim Beach at 4.45pm. In a social media post, the QAS described it as a “serious shark bite incident”.

Nine News reported the victim was bitten on the arm about 100 metres offshore, and was helped back to the beach.

Witnesses and paramedics tried to save her, but her upper body wounds were so significant she was pronounced dead at the scene.

Woorim is the most popular beach on the island, connecting the oceanside suburb to a National Park popular with campers and 4WD enthusiasts.

The beach is patrolled by lifesavers at its southern end and, according to a government website, has shark control equipment.

Rickman Parade runs north of the surf club, and is used to access quieter stretches of the beach.

A Queensland Police Service spokesman said the girl was swimming when she was bitten.

Noone else was injured, however support was being offered to witnesses and first responders.