Shark attack

A shark has killed a man near an island harbour on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef where two tourists were attacked on consecutive days in September, officials said. The 33-year-old tourist suffered “significant leg and wrist injuries” when he was attacked while paddleboarding near Cid Harbour on Whitsunday Island off the Queensland state coast on Monday afternoon, a Queensland Ambulance statement said. He died in hospital. Whitsunday is the largest island in the Whitsunday Islands group and a major international tourist attraction.