A female swimmer has died in a shark attack in the waters off a popular tourist spot on Australia’s east coast, authorities said.

An Australian teenager from near Brisbane died on Monday after being bitten by a shark nearly 100 yards from the beach, according to reports.

A teenage girl was killed Monday in a shark attack in Queensland, Australia. The 17-year-old suffered a "serious shark bite" at Woorim Beach, just north of Brisbane, while swimming approximately 100 yards from shore.