A man died after being attacked by a shark while fishing with his family.
Emergency services were called on Saturday to Humpy Island in the Keppel Bay Islands National Park, about 18 kilometers off the central Queensland coast, after reports that a man had been attacked.
The shark bit the 40-year-old man while fishing with family members about 4.30pm, a Queensland Police spokesperson told AAP.
A helicopter was sent to the scene with a medical team on board but they were unable to save the man.
He suffered serious neck injuries and, despite the efforts of paramedics to save his life, the man died shortly before 6pm.
The police will prepare a report for the coroner.
This latest attack is the worst in a series of other shark attacks that have taken place in recent months.
A 40-year-old man died after being bitten on the neck by a shark off Humpy Island in the Keppel Bay Islands National Park, about 18 kilometers off the central Queensland coast on Saturday.
The incident is the latest in a series of shark attacks since September (file image)
A man in his 60s was bitten by a shark while spearfishing off Curtis Island at 8:25 a.m. on December 2.
The man suffered minor to moderate injuries to his forearms and bystanders gave him first aid to quell the bleeding while paramedics arrived.
Another 57-year-old woman was attacked while snorkelling on a reef about 200km off the coast of Mackay at 4.30pm on October 30.
she held two 30cm bites on his calf and it took him more than eight hours to return to shore.
Bystanders again provided first aid to the woman and the Australian Navy helped bring her back to the mainland.