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

A 17-year-old girl was visiting Bribie Island in Queensland, Australia when she was involved in a horrific shark attack on Monday, Feb. 3. The young girl was reportedly swimming in the water at approximately 4:45 p.

The attack was the second shark fatality in the country's waters this year, about a month after surfer Lance Appleby was killed off the Southern Australia coast, per BBC and CBS News. It was also the third attack in Queensland in less than three months, ABC News reported.