A teenage girl killed by a shark on bribie Island had spent the week surfing, four -wheel driving and taking idyllic scenes with friends in the Queensland hotspot.
Charlize Zmuda, 17, swam on Woorim Beach when she was bitten by a shark for shocked spectators around 4.45 pm on Monday.
Despite the efforts of paramedics, she died on the spot.
Only a week earlier, Charlize had posted delicious photos on social media who showed how she spent the summer.
The teenager could be seen on sunrise, strum a guitar through a bonfire and a jeep control with surfboards on a beach.
“Rest in Peace Beautiful Girl,” wrote a friend Tuesday.
Charlize was a resident of Bribie Island and a surfing savior in need for the local club.
Her family and friends got up early on Tuesday morning to look at the sunrise on Woorim Beach, where Charlize swam every day.
Charlize Zmuda, 17, swam on Woorim Beach when she was bitten by a shark for shocked spectators around 4.45 pm on Monday
Only a week earlier, Charlize had posted delicious photos on social media who showed how they spent the summer
Charlize was a local Queensland and had served as captain for the Bridie Island Surf Life Saving Club in 2024.
Her uncle described her as a 'beautiful girl' and told Sunrise that she had just visited her school formal on Friday.
She was attacked while swimming 100 meters offshore on the southeast of the island.
Police officers ran into the surf to help her after beachgoers heard 'piercing' screaming.
People initially thought that Charlize was caught in a crack, but it soon became clear that she was bitten and “catastrophic” injuries on her upper arm and trunk had been caught.
At the time of the attack, she was with her best friend, who was traumatized by the test.
The shattered family and friends of the teenager later gathered on the scene on Monday evening, before they returned for their Tuesday morning Vigil.
The observations of sharks are often on Bribie Island, but attacks are rare.
Woorim Beach is a popular destination among campers, 4WD enthusiasts and surfers as closest to Surf Beach north of Brisbane.
Police officers ran into the surf to help her after beachgoers heard 'piercing' screaming
Woorim Beach (photo) is a popular destination among campers, 4WD enthusiasts and surfers such as the nearest surfing beach north of Brisbane
The attack comes weeks after the youth pastor Luke Walford was killed in a shark attack on Humpy Island at Rockhampton off the coast of Central Queensland.
The kind of sharks that Charlize attacked is unknown.
There are an average of 20 shark attacks in Australia per year.
About three of them are fatal, but the number of fatal attacks has increased in recent years.
