Youth Pastor Dies in Shark Attack While Spearfishing in Queensland
- A 40-year-old man died after a shark attack while fishing off the Central Queensland coast on Saturday afternoon.
- Luke Walford, a youth pastor, was spearfishing with family when he was bitten by a shark at 4:30 PM local time.
- He sustained life-threatening injuries and died about an hour and a half later, according to police.
- Walford was described as 'the most generous person' by those who knew him.
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Australian youth pastor killed in shark attack on Great Barrier Reef
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Shark kills man fishing in Great Barrier Reef
A shark has attacked and killed a 40-year-old man fishing with his family in the waters of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, officials said. The predator struck off Humpy Island on the country's east coast, emergency services said. "The man was fishing with family members when he was bitten by a shark," Queensland state police said in a statement. He sustained "life-threatening injuries" and died about an hour-and-a-half afterwards, police said, a…

Youth Pastor Killed by Shark Attack as He Fished With Family
Luke Walford, a school chaplain and youth pastor, was killed by a shark while spearfishing with his family in a popular tourist spot in Australia on Saturday, according to local officials. Newsweek has filled out an online contact form with Heights College where Walford was a school chaplain for comment on Sunday. Why It Matters While fatal shark attacks are rare, this is the second reported incident this weekend as the Egyptian Ministry of Envi…
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